30 | February 7, 2019 | The winnetka Current faith winnetkacurrent.com In Memoriam Audrey Clawson New Trier graduate Audrey Purse Clawson died April 13, 2018, at the age of 92. She was born in Tacoma, Wash. but later moved to Winnetka, where she attended and graduated from New Trier High School, then worked as a switchboard operator. Clawson was an amazing spouse and mother. She was smart, funny and patient. She loved sewing, reading and genealogy. Clawson and her husband Robert met and married in 1952, then had two children, son, Richard, and daughter, Ellen. They were Life Members of Day Island Yacht Club for over 50 years and longtime members of two Tacoma Elks RV clubs, led by Bob. Clawson ‘s quick wit, keen eye for detail, and abundant grace served her well both at home and while volunteering for Day Island Yacht Club, Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington and Tacoma Historical Society. Together, they loved to garden, creating an amazing backyard oasis. She was preceded in death by son, Richard. Clawson is survived by daughter, Ellen Stone and her spouse, Geoffrey Stone, grandchildren, Brandon Stone (wife, Sarah and great-grandchildren, Trey, Emery and Easton), Anthony Stone and Alexander Stone. An informal celebration of both Clawson and her husband’s lives took place on Sunday, Feb. 3. The family invites donations in their names to Summit Assistance Dogs (www.summitdogs.org). Charles Sward New Trier graduate Charles Everett “Chick” Sward, 79, died Jan. 24 at his home surrounded by his wife and two children. Sward leaves behind his wife of 53 years, Linda (McDonald) Sward; his son and daughter-in-law, Doctors Chris and Lisa Sward; his daughter and son-inlaw, Stacey and Grant Norwood; his three granddaughters, Maddie and Mallory Barnes and Anna Sward; his step-grandson, Connor Norwood; his stepgranddaughter, Makenna Norwood; his sister, Sue Jacobs; and many close friends. Born in Chicago and raised by his parents, Everett and Virginia Sward, in Winnetka, Sward settled in Atlanta in 1969. After graduating from New Trier High School, he attended Carleton College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics with a minor in history. Sward often shared fond memories of being on Carleton’s football and baseball teams. Upon graduation, he received his draft notice and applied for Officer Candidate School in the United States Marine Corps. During his time spent in the USMC in Quantico, Va., Sward was introduced to a blind date by a mutual friend in the fall of 1964. It was love at first sight and he proposed three months later to Linda, and they were married on Aug. 7, 1965. The couple lived in Oceanside, Calif., Atlanta, New York City and Wilmette, before settling back in Atlanta after the birth of their son in 1969. Sward worked at C & S Bank in the investment department for 10 years. In December of 1979, he and eight other partners founded Invesco, an independent investment management firm. After 13 years, with a great desire to travel the world, he retired from Invesco and in the years that followed, set foot on all seven continents with Linda. A celebration of his life took place on Friday, Feb. 1 in Decatur, Ga. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Building Fund of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 1722 Oak Grove Road, Decatur, GA 30033 or the Atlanta Share Program of Shepherds Center of Atlanta. Linda Weissbluth North Shore Country Day School graduate Linda Weissbluth died at her home on Jan. 23, surrounded by her family. Weissbluth was born in Chicago and graduated from North Shore Country Day School in 1959. When young, she loved reading, studying Latin, and playing the cello. Her classmates described her as extremely friendly and always in the library. She enrolled in Mt. Holyoke College where she majored in Russian language and literature and graduated in 1963. One college highlight was bussing, with classmates, to Washington, D.C. to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation where MLK delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. After graduation, Weissbluth helped her mother and brother for several months, then, on a whim, she applied to the Russian Studies program at Stanford University where she started in the spring quarter of 1964. When classes resumed in the fall of 1964, she met her future husband, Marc, in the Stanford main library. Four weeks after their first date, he invited her on a herpetology expedition to Mexico for the winter break and on this exciting lizard-chasing adventure, in Topolobampo, they decided to get married. They were married May 2, 1965 and a month later, she received her master’s degree from Stanford. Weissbluth was always intellectually curious and when her four sons were growing up, she would often say, “What good is money if you can’t spend it on education.” But she also was fond of saying, “Don’t let school interfere with your education” and thus, annually, she would declare a school holiday in the fall when the apple orchards had their first day for picking. She and her four sons would return with bushels for the neighbors, local firemen, and to make homemade apple pies and apple sauce. Weissbluth also loved to garden, from planter boxes in married student quarters at Stanford to large plots in Winnetka starting in 1973. She loved taking her young sons to the Chicago Botanical Garden and watching it develop. In 1990, she moved to the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago. Linda was an adventurer with a ready willingness to try new things. She discovered the Northwestern University Medical School Galter Library across the street and decided to investigate why babies might cry a lot in the evening hours. This led to her publishing three research papers on the effects of melatonin on intestinal smooth muscles in 1991 and one paper on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in 1994. In 1994, she took courses in office medical management and became Office Administrator in a pediatric practice. In 1995, she succeeded in obtaining permission to develop a rubble strewn one-acre lot at 600 North Lake Shore Drive into a community garden. She single-handedly organized neighborhood volunteers and civic organizations to donate trees and plants. Even as Alzheimer’s developed, she continued to be engaged in art, music, dance, and Yoga. As a wife, mother, office manager, or community organizer, Weissbluth was always a gentle, compassionate and extremely empathic person. She always said hello to, smiled at, and wished to embrace friends and strangers, especially those with canes, walkers, wheelchairs, children, or dogs. Have someone’s life you’d like to honor? Email Michael Wojtychiw at m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury media.com with information about a loved one who was part of the Winnetka/Northfield community. Faith Briefs Christ Church Winnetka (784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka; (847) 446-2850) Film Screening and Discussion Join for a firsthand look into the realities of gun violence in Chicago. Participants from the Family Matters’ Boys-to-Men Program-young men who have been directly affected by gun violence have made a short film called “Silence the Violence.” They will watch the film in the sanctuary on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 4:15 p.m. It will be followed by a panel discussion with some of the participants in Boys-to-Men. Temple Jeremiah (937 Happ Road, Northfield; (847) 765-5000) Eat and Be Well Temple Jeremiah’s newest social justice project “Eat and Be Well: Medical Food Pantry,” is a hospital-based food pantry that provides fresh produce and lean meats to food insecure outpatients. Visit templejeremiah. org. Feed the Hungry Feed the Homeless, where they pack hundreds of bag lunches to donate to those in need, takes place the first Sunday of each month from October through May. It is an incredible opportunity to come full circle by making lunches to donate and then actually meeting and interacting with the people who will be eating the food. It’s a memorable experience for everyone involved. Saints Faith, Hope and Charity Catholic Parish (191 Linden St., Winnetka; (847) 446-7646) Food Sharing Sunday This event will be held Sunday, Feb. 17. Sacrament of Reconciliation Reconciliation occurs in the church on Saturdays from 8:30–9 a.m. Winnetka Presbyterian Church (1255 Willow Road, Winnetka; (847) 446- 7777) LifeTalk LifeTalk at Café Aroma are held Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. Talk and friendship over coffee, tea and hot cocoa. A great way to start your day. Come as often as you can. Contact Donna Powell at (847) 446- 6536. Submit information for The Current’s Faith page to megan@winnetkacurrent.com.
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