Gertrude Keeys, longtime educator, dies at 89
Gertrude Keeys' belief that education was the key to success was instilled in her as she grew up in Louisiana in a family of educators that included her grandfather, one...
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Jack Keleher, judge who helped start arbitration program, dies
Seeing a growing backlog of personal injury cases, Judge John T. "Jack" Keleher helped establish and implement the Mandatory Arbitration Program in the Circuit Court of Cook County and became...
Dr. Thomas Murphy, Vietnam veteran and cardiac surgeon, dies
After serving as an Army surgeon in Vietnam at the height of the war, Dr. Thomas E. Murphy joined the medical staff at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston in 1970...
Scott Keenan, detective and children’s advocate, dies at 67
While working as a detective in the Chicago Police Department in 1994, Scott Keenan was diagnosed with cancer and had to undergo major neck surgery. Mr. Keenan, who investigated violent...
Dan Webster, ex-VP at Lake County college, dies
When Dan Webster joined the College of Lake County in Grayslake as its vice president of student affairs, he brought a wealth of experience from some turbulent years at Michigan...
Ron Shellady, trader and farmer, dies at 73
For years, Ron Shellady divided his time between his work as a commodities trader and broker in Chicago and staying on top of a farm he owned and operated just...
Lucille Eberly, who helped run thriving Illinois honey farm, dies
After moving to rural Hampshire, Ill., in the mid-1940s, Lucille Eberly and her husband inherited about a dozen beehives left behind by the home's former owner. What started as a...
Dr. Edward Wolpert, an early advocate of lithium use, dies at 84
Dr. Edward Wolpert, a highly regarded Chicago psychiatrist and former director of clinical services at Michael Reese Hospital, pioneered the use of lithium for treating manic-depressive illness. In addition to...
Joe Dooley of the Dooley Brothers band dies at 70
Joe Dooley was just 5 years old when he wrapped a couple of rubber bands around a cigar box and began strumming. His desire to make music led to the...
Fancie L. Windham, ran Bronzeville hat shop
Fancie L. Windham moved to the South Side from rural Alabama in 1942 with her four young children to join her husband, who had come a year earlier in search...