Joan Giangrasse Kates – Page 25

Ragnar Moen, groundskeeper at Elmhurst College Arboretum, dies at 80

August 18, 2019 at 6:10 p.m.

Ragnar Moen planted a weeping European beech tree on the campus of Elmhurst College more than four decades ago, and the skinny sapling with its branches seemingly pulled downward —...

Early Estee Lauder model dies at 86

August 18, 2019 at 6:17 p.m.

Phyllis Connor Reardon was in her early 20s when a friend encouraged her to pursue a career in modeling. No sooner had she put together a portfolio then she was...

Albert W. Isenman III, 1948-2014

June 18, 2018 at 11:17 a.m.

Albert W. Isenman III was an award-winning instructor at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management and later the school's director of Custom Executive Programs. In that role, he developed...

‘Toni Twins’ model dies at 84

June 17, 2018 at 5:05 a.m.

Twenty-five years ago, Alice Carmichael and her identical twin sat in a NBC television studio in New York waiting to appear on "The Today Show" as part of a segment...

Nick Modaff, 1937-2014

June 17, 2018 at 5:09 a.m.

Like most farm kids, Nick Modaff grew up doing chores before and after school, and during summers from dawn to dusk. On school days, he'd wake at 5 a.m. to...

Dr. Joseph Nora, Chicago physician dies at 86

June 17, 2018 at 5:23 a.m.

Within two years of assuming the medical directorship of Chicago's Columbus Hospital in 1963, Dr. Joseph R. Nora helped establish the first intensive care and coronary care units in a...

‘Toni Twins’ model dies at 84

November 11, 2019 at 2:47 p.m.

Twenty-five years ago, Alice Carmichael and her identical twin sat in a NBC television studio in New York waiting to appear on "The Today Show" as part of a segment...

Sylvester Lulinski, cribbage master, 1930-2014

June 17, 2018 at 6:00 a.m.

Sylvester "Syl" Lulinski was introduced to the game of cribbage as small boy through a friend in his Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. He learned to...

Dr. Nicholas Vick, respected neurologist, dies

June 17, 2018 at 6:03 a.m.

Dr. Nicholas Vick, former chair of the neurology department at NorthShore Evanston Hospital, was known for his advancements in the research and treatment of brain tumors, but also for his...

Ernie Buchanan, coach for disabled kids, dies

June 18, 2018 at 7:36 a.m.

Six years ago, Ernie Buchanan began volunteering as an instructor for children with special needs at BraveHearts, a nonprofit therapeutic horseback riding and educational center in Harvard. There he helped...

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