Charles (Chip) Austin Barber IV died on September 9, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Kathy, and their three children, Emily (John) Bear, Melissa (Jordan) Hartman and Chad (Brooke) Barber. He was blessed with two granddaughters, Maggie and Allie Bear, who adored their "Ampa."

He is also survived by his parents, Chuck and Carolyn Barber and his sister, Bryn (Terry) Fine, as well as many nieces, nephews, uncles, cousins and in-laws.

Chip was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 28, 1960. He grew up in Pittsfield, Illinois where he enjoyed golfing and music. He was appointed as a Congressional Page in the U. S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC and spent his high school senior year there. He attended Capitol Page School at the Library of Congress and graduated in the White House Rose Garden with President Jimmy Carter handing him his diploma. He met the love of his life and soulmate in Washington, DC where Kathy also served as a Congressional Page that year.

He attended the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and was elected Treasurer. He graduated in 1982 with a degree in Finance and earned his CPA license. He began his career at Arthur Anderson in Chicago.

Shortly after graduation, he and Kathy were married in Wheaton, Illinois. They spent many years in Downers Grove before moving to Geneva where they raised their children.

Chip spent most of his career in Community Banking, where he loved nurturing relationships with his customers and taking care of their commercial and business needs. He retired after working in the Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida area as a Regional Market President for a large bank.

Chip was an active community leader and servant, with Rotary in both the Chicago area and Destin, serving as President. He participated on many boards, including the Downers Grove YMCA, Cosley Zoo, his Homeowners Association and the U of I College of Business Alumni Association.

Chip loved teaching his children the game of golf as well as coaching their youth teams for softball, soccer and basketball. He was a huge fan of the Fighting Illini Football team and followed their ups and downs over the years. He proudly raised his children as St. Louis Cardinals fans in a Cubs world. He loved attending annual get-togethers at Lake Geneva with his Downers Grove friends for more than 15 years, bringing the "Barber Island" for the "LG-DG" group to enjoy. Destin became his new home and neighbors quickly became friends. He loved his beach time and captaining the boat with friends and family aboard. Lifelong friends from Geneva and Downers Grove were frequent visitors to the Emerald Coast.

Despite his colon cancer diagnosis, he remained positive and gracious. He never complained and never lost sight of his profound faith. He always found time to listen and to find the bright side of every situation. He held his family closer and made sure they knew how much he loved them. His family thanks the many prayer warriors across the world who lifted him up and supported him during this difficult journey. He was blessed by so many calls, cards and visits during this last year – from childhood, high school, college, business and neighborhood friends and his extended family who touched our hearts with their love for Chip. And, most of all, he was blessed by the compassionate care that his children and their spouses showed him in his last week, attentive to his every worldly and spiritual need.

Memorials for Chip may be made to the Barber Family Foundation for the Chip Barber University of Illinois Educational Scholarship benefitting students in Pike County. Checks may be made out to: Barber Family Foundation and sent to 1165 Clark Street, Suite 608, Chicago, IL 60610. For more information, please see the Foundation's website at:

www.Barberfamilyfoundation.org.

Published by Herald-Whig on Sep. 21, 2021.

George Donnelly, age 80, peacefully passed away on November 22nd, 2022, in Wheaton, Illinois.

Beloved husband of Jamie Donnelly for 57 years. Loving father of Marybeth (Reid) Sawyer, Patrick (Kathryn) Donnelly, Jo Ellyn (Michael) Musial, Mark (Michelle) Donnelly. Dear Grandfather of Michael, Katherine and Matthew King; Sean, Jack, Clare and Eleanor Donnelly; Mark, Joseph, Meredith and Sarah Musial; Olivia and Benjamin Donnelly. Fond brother of Jean Snitman, James Donnelly, and David Donnelly, who proceeded him in death.

George was born in Chicago, Illinois, son of Eugene and Anna (Wilcox) Donnelly. He was a graduate of DeKalb High School class of 1960 and received a BS Degree from the University of Illinois and a Juris Doctor Degree from Northern Illinois College of Law.

George was a member of Beta Theta Pi Social Fraternity, and the 1964 Illinois Rose Bowl Team. He earned three varsity letters with the Illini and co-captained the football team his senior year. He was first team All-Big Ten and All-American in 1964.

Donnelly was the No.13 overall selection in the first round of the 1965 NFL draft and continued his football career with the San Francisco 49ers.

After retiring from professional athletics, George was the General Manager and in-house counsel for PFW, a national sports magazine. He was a member of the Chicago Bar and an attorney in private practice in Wheaton, Illinois. In retirement he served on numerous arbitration panels in DuPage County.

Visitation at Williams-Kampp Funeral Home, 430 E. Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton, Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from 9:00 A.M. until time of Prayers at 10:15 A.M., going to St. James the Apostle Catholic Church, 480 S. Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Mass at 11:00 A.M. Interment Private. Memorial gifts can be donated to St. James the Apostle, St. Vincent de Paul Society fund. Funeral info (630)668-0016 or www.williams-kampp.com

John Phillip Westover (Jack) aged 81 passed away on August 28th 2021 at Focused Care in Woodruff, WI. 

Jack was born on September 3, 1939 in Springfield, Illinois to Alma and Robert Westover. After graduation from the University of Illinois in 1961 he married Becky Hosford. Jack was in the Navy for 4 years, stationed at the Communications Center in Hawaii and in the Naval Reserve for an additional 4 years. 

Jack spent his entire career in telecommunications working for Illinois Bell and then AT&T. Jack loved golf, politics, and the Illini. He was elected to the Glenbard District school board in the Chicago suburbs, and served as Vice President. Throughout his life, he enjoyed the game of golf, twice living alongside the links. He also served on the founding committee of the Ed Posh scholarship fund at the Village Links of GlenEllyn.

Jack is preceded in death by his parents and sister Nancy Baer.

He is survived by his beloved wife Becky, and their children Rob Westover of Minocqua, Mark (Dr. Barbara Galligan) of Berkeley, California, and Lynn (Mike) Redenbaugh of Minocqua. Jack is also survived by his six grandchildren; Matt, Josh, and Grace Redenbaugh, and Darragh, Aoife, and Declan Westover.

A memorial gathering for Jack will be held on Saturday, September 11th at Nimsgern Funeral Home Chapel in Woodruff, WI from 4:00 to 5:00 pm with a Memorial Service at 5 pm followed by a celebration of life.

William A. Stanford '65

April 20, 1943 - October 31, 2020

Bill was born in Centralia, Illinois, then moved around the state during childhood due to his father's profession. For college, he chose the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where he won an R.O.T.C. scholarship that gave him a Navy Commission as well as his Economics degree, with honors, in 1965.

It was at the University of Illinois that Bill met and married Judy.

Their honeymoon took them to Paris. When they returned, Bill went back to the University of Illinois for an M.B.A. He started work for Eli Lilly and Company in 1967 but left to fulfill a four-year Navy R.O.T.C. Commitment serving as supply officer on the U.S.S. Ashland, the first L.S.D. (Landing Ship Dock) built during World War II.

Back at Lilly in 1971, he was sent to Dusseldorf, Germany, as financial manager for Elizabeth Arden. A Lilly subsidiary, and their business travels began: from Dusseldorf to Vienna to Sao Paulo, Brazil, overseeing Elizabeth Arden.

Bill was brought to Lilly headquarters in Indianapolis in 1981. Various rapid promotions led to his appointment as Vice President and Controller. During these years, Bill and Judy Stanford were both involved in civic organizations. They continued this participation after 1996 when Bill retired, and they moved to Sarasota's Bird Key. Bill served as Commodore of the Bird Key Yacht Club, Treasurer of the Van Wezel Foundation Board, and Chairman of the Sarasota Memorial Health Care Foundation Board.

Bill leaves his wife Judy, two sons, William D. and Preston Kyle, three grandchildren, and brother, Tom Stanford. We send our deepest condolences to Mrs. Stanford and great appreciation for Bill's service to the Club over many years.

Published in Herald Tribune from Nov. 16 to Nov. 17, 2020.