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Funeral arrangements announced for La Grange volunteer
John Penicook
Updated: May 13, 2013 2:12AM
LA GRANGE — Longtime resident and community volunteer John Penicook died March 6, after battling a brain tumor for more than a year.
Visitation is scheduled from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday (March 8) at Hallowell & James Funeral Home, 1025 W. 55th St., Countryside.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. March 9 at St. Francis Xavier Church, Ogden and Waiola avenues in La Grange.
Penicook, 55, is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen, president of the Park District of La Grange Board, and four children, Katie, Charlie, Robby and Tommy.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Fenwick High School to establish a scholarship fund.
Penicook, who moved to La Grange 24 years ago, volunteered as a Little League coach, AYSO soccer referee and a basketball and football coach at St. Francis.
Born on a farm in Piper City, Ill., to John and Ruth Ann Penicook, John Penicook was known as an early riser who aspired to be a farmer and coach basketball.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in information assurance from Purdue University before pursuing a career in investment banking in Chicago.
To assist the family, other details are available at CaringBridge, an online support organization for families coping with health issues, at www.caringbridge.org.
