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A final farewell

The Northwest suburbs lost some renowned movers and shakers in 2012. Here is one last salute.

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Buske_Lawrence_W_mg022403 Lawrence Buske, Rolling Meadows alderman, 3rd ward.

In this Feb. 2, 1983 image released by ABC, ABC News correspondent Richard Threlkeld is shown in Chicago. Threlkeld, who worked for ABC News from 1982-89 and spent the majority of his career at CBS News, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Amagansett, N.Y., and was pronounced dead at Southampton Hospital. He lived nearby in East Hampton.†(AP Photo/ABC Photo Archives)

Virginia Weidner Raupp

Sharon Kimble

William Morkes

dpcanoe_ne051807jr Cook Photo0608869 Photo By Julia Robinson /////Ralph Frese, of Niles, founded the Canoe Marathon 50 years ago.

Thomas Shirley, 1930-2012. 25-year principal of Wheeling High School

Tracy Hill

Erwin J. Page of Lake Forest Erwin J. Page, 83, passed away on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. He was born March 21. 1929, in Chicago and was a lifetime Chicagoland resident, spending winters in Tucson, AZ. He was an 18-year employee with the Arlington Heights Public Works Department as their chief forester.

phsdog_5ne090804BZ Photo0346795 dit 04-2353 BILL ZARS PHOTO ///// Dandy, a drug and alcohol sniffing dog, is a hit with the students between classes Prospect High School.

ahnolan_1na102407JL Cook Photo0650248photo by Joe Lewnard///////Carole Nolan, a resident of the Moorings, Arlington Heights, has been inducted into the Illinois Seniors' Hall of Fame. With Nolan is her dog, Millie.

Erna and Andrew Koeppen work the farmstand.

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 1999 file photo, retired newsman Richard Threlkeld and his wife, former CNN correspondent Betsy Aaron, pose at their home in Tucson, Ariz. Threlkeld, who worked for ABC News from 1982-89, spent the majority of his career at CBS News, died Friday morning in Amagansett, N.Y., and was pronounced dead at Southampton Hospital. He lived nearby in East Hampton.† (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Chris Richards, file) MANDATORY CREDIT

Thomas Bowman of Palatine, far right.

Courtesy of Alan Amati ¬ Betty Wurster, of Des Plaines, died Thursday, Jan. 12. Full name Elizabeth Ann Wurster but she was Betty to everybody.

Frank Covey, St. Viator High School

Dr. Appel, 2nd President of ECC from 1971-1975

William Golembiewski

Irwin Cohen was an Olympian and coached elite judo competitors. ¬

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Brother Philip Kennedy

Ed behind the counter of his new store. ¬

Principal Sr. Ann Busch in 2010 with then-eighth grader Sam Torrence of Barrington. ¬

Elaine Mulqueen, Bartlett TV star, died 2012

Frank Soprano

Bob Bock

Trisha Lynn Simon, Hanover Township director of community health.

The Rev. Eugene J. Faucher

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The Northwest suburbs lost some renowned movers and shakers in 2012. Here is one last salute.