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Memoriam
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rounded by his loving family.
He was born in Lake
Forest to Raymond and
Marie L. (Quint) Flanagan
on Dec. 16, 1968. He met
and married the love of
his life, Stacy, on Oct. 7,
1995, at Shepherd of the
Hills Church in McHenry.
Robert received his formal
education from Gateway
Technical College in
Wisconsin. As an accomplished
industrial engineer,
he worked over twenty
years at the Morgan Bronze
Company in Wauconda.
Most recently, Robert was
employed with GereMarie
in Lake Zurich for almost
four years. He was
a devoted Lutheran and a
member of the Shepherd
of the Hills Church. Robert
was known to be very good
with his hands, he was an
avid gardener and builder.
He will be remembered
by everyone as a true Mr.
Fix-It. Fishing was also
one of Robert’s favorite
pastimes. He loved spending
time with family, especially
when he was able to
take his children out on the
boat with him. He leaves
behind his wife, Stacy; four
children, Kaylie, Savanna,
Jeremy, and Stephen; his
parents; his in-laws, Cecil
and Patty Bays; his brothers,
William (Gina) Flanagan
and Richard (Tammie)
Flanagan; and his
brothers-in-law, Tim Bays
and Chad (Mary) Bays. In
lieu of flowers, the family
would greatly appreciate
memorials to the Flanagan
Child Education Fund at
Justen Funeral Home and
Crematory, P.O. Box 343
McHenry, IL 60050. For
further information, please
call the funeral home at
(815) 385-2400, or visit
www.justenfh.com, where
friends may leave an online
condolence message
for his family.
William Mooney
William J. Mooney, 86, of
Lake Forest, died Sept. 29.
He was born July 2, 1930
in Highland Park to William
and Marjorie Mooney.
William was a 65 year
member of the Pipe Fitters
Union Local #597. William
is survived by his children,
Carol (Rolf) Andersson,
Shirley (Mario) Moretti,
Patrick Mooney and Linda
Ramsey; his grandchildren
Laurie (Tom) Kraenzle and
Joshua Ramsey; and his
great-granddaughter Savannah
Kraenzle. He is also
survived by his sister Carol
Skarin of Denison, Ia. William
was preceded in death
by his wife Marian (Shiel)
Mooney.
Jeffery Palo
Jeffery Palo, 36, formerly
of Lake Forest and
a resident of Chicago,
passed away on Sept. 28 in
Libertybille. He was born
on Oct. 11, 1979 in Lake
Forest to Robert and Janet
(nee Saunders) Palo. Jeff
was the beloved husband
of Amanda (nee Ramos)
Palo; the devoted father
of Elias and Catalina;
the dear brother of Jenny
(Jeff) Nuetzmann; and the
caring uncle of Ben Palo.
Jeff will be remembered
for his funny, heart-warming
and caring personality.
He gave the best hugs.
They were big bear hugs
full of love and happiness.
Jeff was always joking
around and made everyone
laugh with his witty and
oh-so dramatic one liners.
They say that the brightest
lights burn out the fastest;
how so very true that
is. Jeff was the brightest
of lights and the world is
now a little darker that he
is gone. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made
to the Elias and Catalina
educational fund at www.
youcaring.com/jeffreypalo-s-children-elias-andcatalina-palo-661822.
Lake Bluff
Fay Peck
Fay Peck, 85, an internationally
known painter
and much loved Lake Bluff
resident died Sept. 18. She
was married for 45 years
to David B. Peck until his
death in 2001. The Peck’s
were long-time residents of
Lake Forest and part-time
residents of Aspen, Colorado.
More recently, Fay followed
her children to Bozeman,
Mont. Fay’s paintings
have been exhibited in
galleries around the world.
She was a master of oil
painting, multi-media and
printmaking. Fay grew up
in River Forest where she
developed a deep love of
nature. Besides her appreciation
of nature, she loved
to swim and dance. “She
could be seen regularly in
Lake Michigan swimming
with two German Shepherds
no matter the weather
or temperature,” said her
friend Gene Hotchkiss. Fay
loved to ski and her home
in Aspen, Colo., provided
a wonderful landscape for
painting and adventure.
Her art work was published
in a 2014 book titled ‘Fay
Peck, American Expressionist’.
In the introduction
to the book Professor Reingardt
said, “Fay Peck is a
painter who combines three
rare qualities, painters instinct,
extraordinary color
sense and undaunted perseverance.”
“Fay’s life, while
full of art, was always full
of family and friends, everything
was packed in and
nothing left out,” said Judy
Bensinger, long-time friend
of Fay’s. She is survived
by four children and ten
grandchildren.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email
d.wolff@22ndcenturymedia.
com with information about
a loved one who was part of
the Lake Forest or Lake Bluff
communities.