Source: DePaul Magazine, Fall 2015
Byrne Hall
The Academy building was turned over to DePaul University, and renamed Byrne Hall. Bygone DePaul | Special Collections & Archives
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
In Memoriam - Alexander Davis
We were saddened to recently learn of the death of Alexander Davis, a DePaul retiree of the Department of Modern Languages. We send our condolences to the family of Dr. Davis who died in November, 2015 just after the following article appeared in the DePaul Magazine.
No obituary has been located.
Source: DePaul Magazine, Fall 2015
Source: DePaul Magazine, Fall 2015
In Memoriam - Richard Thornton
We recently learned of the death of DES member, Dr. Richard Thornton, who retired from the Economics Department in 1995. Our condolences to the family of Dr. Thornton.
Dr. Richard M. Thornton, age 89, of St. Charles, passed away at Delnor Hospital, Geneva on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 surrounded by family.
He was born November 29, 1925 in Elgin, IL, son of James & Lillian (Schmitz) Thornton. Richard graduated from Elgin High School in 1943 and went to work for Howard Aircraft in St. Charles, IL producing PT19 and PT23 army training planes and DGA navy ambulance aircraft. Drafted at 18, he served in World War II as an anti tank sergeant with the 65th infantry division of General George Patton's 3rd army. He was awarded a Bronze Star for action in breaching the Sigfried line and his platoon participated in the surrender ceremony for the city of Regensburg, one of Germany's largest cities. Richard also took part in the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. Post war, Richard earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University and joined Continental Can Co. in Chicago as a project engineer. He directed pioneering work in the food and beverage industry and developed many new can making technologies. In 1957, Richard joined Litho-Strip Corporation and participated in developing new metal coating technologies for the building and appliance industries. He went on to become President of Litho-Strip eventually retiring in 1969. He then attended Northern Illinois University, earning a PhD in International Economics in 1974 and joining the faculty of DePaul University, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Economics and Money and Banking. As Director of the DePaul Center for Economic Education, Dr. Thornton developed "The Stock Market Experiment", a simulation stock trading program for Illinois elementary and high school students which ran from 1980 to 1990 giving thousands of students their first experience in stock trading. He retired from active teaching in 1995.
Dr. Thornton is survived by his loving wife, Joyce (Burkart); children Richard (Cindy) Thornton of Strongsville, OH, Thomas (Marie) Thornton of Grafton, WI, Lance (Missy) Thornton of Geneva, Kevin (Carol) Thornton of Chicago, Shawn (Diane) Thornton of St. Charles and Anne Gosz of St. Charles He was preceded in death by his parents, son Daniel, grandson Ian and son-in-law Tom Gosz. Funeral prayers for Richard will be held Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 9:30 am at Malone Funeral Home, 324 East State Street (Route 38) proceeding to St. John Neumann Catholic Church 2900 East Main Street, St. Charles for celebration of Mass at 10:30 am, Father David Peck, celebrant. Burial will be follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Elgin. Visitation will be held Monday, September 28 from 4-8:30 pm at Malone Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. John Neumann, St. Charles 60174 will be appreciated. For information please call 630-232-8233 or visit www.malonefh.com.
See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/elgin-courier-news/obituary.aspx?pid=175937304#sthash.ToYvofni.dpuf
Source: Published in the Elgin Courier News from Sept. 26 to Sept. 27, 2015
He was born November 29, 1925 in Elgin, IL, son of James & Lillian (Schmitz) Thornton. Richard graduated from Elgin High School in 1943 and went to work for Howard Aircraft in St. Charles, IL producing PT19 and PT23 army training planes and DGA navy ambulance aircraft. Drafted at 18, he served in World War II as an anti tank sergeant with the 65th infantry division of General George Patton's 3rd army. He was awarded a Bronze Star for action in breaching the Sigfried line and his platoon participated in the surrender ceremony for the city of Regensburg, one of Germany's largest cities. Richard also took part in the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. Post war, Richard earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University and joined Continental Can Co. in Chicago as a project engineer. He directed pioneering work in the food and beverage industry and developed many new can making technologies. In 1957, Richard joined Litho-Strip Corporation and participated in developing new metal coating technologies for the building and appliance industries. He went on to become President of Litho-Strip eventually retiring in 1969. He then attended Northern Illinois University, earning a PhD in International Economics in 1974 and joining the faculty of DePaul University, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Economics and Money and Banking. As Director of the DePaul Center for Economic Education, Dr. Thornton developed "The Stock Market Experiment", a simulation stock trading program for Illinois elementary and high school students which ran from 1980 to 1990 giving thousands of students their first experience in stock trading. He retired from active teaching in 1995.
Dr. Thornton is survived by his loving wife, Joyce (Burkart); children Richard (Cindy) Thornton of Strongsville, OH, Thomas (Marie) Thornton of Grafton, WI, Lance (Missy) Thornton of Geneva, Kevin (Carol) Thornton of Chicago, Shawn (Diane) Thornton of St. Charles and Anne Gosz of St. Charles He was preceded in death by his parents, son Daniel, grandson Ian and son-in-law Tom Gosz. Funeral prayers for Richard will be held Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 9:30 am at Malone Funeral Home, 324 East State Street (Route 38) proceeding to St. John Neumann Catholic Church 2900 East Main Street, St. Charles for celebration of Mass at 10:30 am, Father David Peck, celebrant. Burial will be follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Elgin. Visitation will be held Monday, September 28 from 4-8:30 pm at Malone Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. John Neumann, St. Charles 60174 will be appreciated. For information please call 630-232-8233 or visit www.malonefh.com.
See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/elgin-courier-news/obituary.aspx?pid=175937304#sthash.ToYvofni.dpuf
Source: Published in the Elgin Courier News from Sept. 26 to Sept. 27, 2015
In Memoriam - Daniel Serritella
Daniel J. Serritella, January 28, 1920 - January 4, 2016
It is with sadness we recently learned of the death of Danny Serritella. Danny was a DePaul Security Officer for many years on the Lincoln Park Campus.
Daniel J. Serritella, 95, of Chicago, passed away January 4th, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Vivian. Visitation Thursday, January 7th, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. with a funeral service at 7:30 p.m. at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 6150 N. Cicero Avenue, Chicago. Friends and family will meet at Graceland Cemetery on Friday, January 8th for a graveside service at 11:00 a.m.
- See more at: http://www.smithcorcoran.com/obituary/mr-daniel-j-serritella/#sthash.URWLoGRS.dpuf
Source: Smith Corcoran Funeral Home website.
It is with sadness we recently learned of the death of Danny Serritella. Danny was a DePaul Security Officer for many years on the Lincoln Park Campus.
Daniel J. Serritella, 95, of Chicago, passed away January 4th, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Vivian. Visitation Thursday, January 7th, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. with a funeral service at 7:30 p.m. at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 6150 N. Cicero Avenue, Chicago. Friends and family will meet at Graceland Cemetery on Friday, January 8th for a graveside service at 11:00 a.m.
- See more at: http://www.smithcorcoran.com/obituary/mr-daniel-j-serritella/#sthash.URWLoGRS.dpuf
Source: Smith Corcoran Funeral Home website.
Thursday, March 24, 2016
In Memoriam - Thomas D. West
Thomas D. West, 87, of Marshfield, WI, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away March 1, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville, IN.
Tom was born July 12, 1928 in Chicago, the youngest of three children of Thomas J. and Josephine (Dohney) West. A graduate of Loyola University in Chicago, Tom served his country with the 8th Army, Signal Corps as a cryptographer in the Korean War. He was Director of Security at DePaul University before retiring to Wisconsin with his wife, Emily.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents; his beloved wife, Emily; and his sisters, Pat and Margaret. He is survived by his six children, Thomas H. West (Gloria), Sgt. CPD, retired, Nancy Stoecker (Leonard), Susan Crowley (Dr. Timothy), Gregory West, Jennifer West (the late Robert Steigert), Mary West (the late Dan Busto); grandchildren, Evan Crowley (Jessica), Timothy Crowley, Katherine Corning (Patrick), Leonard Stoecker, Marie Matthews (Nikolas), Thomas Stoecker, Elizabeth Fox (Matthew), Lauren Keith (Alex), Anna West; and eight great-grandchildren.
Tom was especially grateful to Bill W., Dr. Bob and Fr. Ignatius McDermott, for 47 years of guidance and serenity. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:00 AM, Friday, March 4, 2016, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 613 Cherry St., Evansville, IN 47713, with Father Ted Tempel officiating. Entombment will take place at 10:00 AM March 5, 2016 All Saints Cemetery, 700 N River Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016.
Friends and family may visit from 8:30 AM until time of mass on Friday at the church. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made in Tom's name to Haymarket House, 932 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL. 60607 and/or Little Sisters of the Poor, 1236 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, IN.
Published in a Chicago Tribune Media Group Publication on Mar. 4, 2016
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=Thomas-West&pid=177934576#sthash.k45oYDRt.dpuf
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Dear Colleagues,
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death on March 1st of DePaul retiree Tom West. For many years Tom was the director of Campus Security the precursor to our Public Safety Department. For Tom's obituary please see below:
http://www.legacy.com/
Our sympathies to the West Family. May he rest in peace.
Source: Mission and Values, March 25, 2015.
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