Obituaries
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A copy editor's copy editor, that was Virginia Brintlinger WilleyJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - Readers of the Daily Herald turn to the Neighbor section for local features and event coverage, never seeing the team of copy editors who work behind the scenes to lay o...
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'A giant' in history of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association diesJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - Back in 1960, four local attorneys would meet at a local restaurant, hashing out ideas about starting a suburban bar association. Initially, they envisioned it as a supp...
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Dr. Stanley Zydlo remembered in Palatine as 'a public treasure'Jun 10, 2015 1:00 am - On yet another day his contributions to society continued to save lives, Dr. Stanley Zydlo - considered the "father" of paramedic service in the Northwest suburbs - was ...
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Life of Carl Zdeb deserves attentionJun 08, 2015 5:00 am - On May 12, Carl A. Zdeb passed away at the age of 85. His obituary appeared in the Daily Herald, but I searched the entire paper for the next week, certain that I would ...
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Former Batavia alderman Hanson recalled for efforts to improve growing cityJun 08, 2015 1:00 am - Batavian Jim Hanson is being recalled for shepherding Batavia through a growth spurt in the 1960s that saw the redevelopment of the downtown, the construction of a new h...
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Notable deaths last weekJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - • Will Holt, a 1950s folk singer who wrote the popular song "Lemon Tree" and later composed lyrics and music for several Broadway musicals, has died in Los Angeles at ag...
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Arlington Park mourns passing of successful thoroughbred ownerJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - Life story William Stringfellow ~ 1942-2015 By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent Nearly every racing day during Arlington International's season, William S...
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Dr. Stanley Zydlo, 'father' of paramedic service in suburbs and country, diesJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - Dr. Stanley M. Zydlo, who in the face of skepticism introduced the idea of training firefighters to be paramedics in the early 1970s — a system now credited with saving ...
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Elk Grove Village mourns dedicated educator, park board memberJun 03, 2015 1:00 am - By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent A photo of Patricia Clifford hangs inside the Pavilion Aquatics Center in recognition of her role with the Elk Grove Park D...
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Arlington Heights park board mourns loss of longtime memberJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent Patrons of the Arlington Heights park system owe a lot to Sandra Fernstrom, say former colleagues, adding her 20 year...