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Category: In memoriam

Linda Jefferson, senior vice president at Burrell has passed
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Linda Jefferson, senior vice president at Burrell has passed

By Reel Chicago May 18, 2022
With profound sadness, Burrell Communications Group announces the sudden and untimely passing of one of the agency's cornerstones. Linda Jefferson, senior vice president of Gr...
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Chicago native, longtime character actor Mike Hagerty, has died at 67
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Chicago native, longtime character actor Mike Hagerty, has died at 67

By Reel Chicago May 7, 2022
Mike Hagerty, longtime character actor, best known as Mr. Teeger the building manager on Friends, passed away suddenly at 67. Hagerty was born in Chicago and got his start i...
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Power Book IV: Force pays tribute to beloved crew member Mike Zobel
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Power Book IV: Force pays tribute to beloved crew member Mike Zobel

By Reel Chicago Apr 19, 2022
Power Book IV: Force paid tribute at the season finale to beloved crew member Mike Zobel who passed away suddenly during the filming of the show. For those fans of Power Boo...
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The theater world mourns the passing of Chicago actress Hollis Resnik
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The theater world mourns the passing of Chicago actress Hollis Resnik

By Reel Chicago Apr 19, 2022
Hollis Resnik, the Chicago based actor known for her theatre roles in Sunset Boulevard and Les Misérables, and a host of critically acclaimed performances, passed away at the ...
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Merri Dee Chicago’s homegrown broadcasting legend has passed at 85
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Merri Dee Chicago’s homegrown broadcasting legend has passed at 85

By Reel Chicago Mar 17, 2022
American philanthropist and former WGN-TV (Channel 9) television journalist, who survived a kidnapping and murder attempt, Merri Dee passed away at age 85. Her death was confir...
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Chicago broadcaster Bob Ramsey passed away suddenly at age 65
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Chicago broadcaster Bob Ramsey passed away suddenly at age 65

By Reel Chicago Mar 12, 2022
Retired Chicago broadcaster and Southern Illinois University alum Bob Ramsey passed away suddenly at age 65 on Tuesday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California...
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Chicago mourns the death of actress Lindsey Pearlman
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Chicago mourns the death of actress Lindsey Pearlman

By Reel Chicago Feb 22, 2022
Chicago friends, family and co-workers were shocked to hear of the sudden passing of actress Lindsey Pearlman last week when she was found deceased in her car near a popular Lo...
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Legendary Chicago marketing and advertising ‘GOAT’ Joel Goldsmith passes
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Legendary Chicago marketing and advertising ‘GOAT’ Joel Goldsmith passes

By Reel Chicago Feb 17, 2022
Legendary Chicago Marketing and Advertising “GOAT” and Producer Joel Goldsmith passed away earlier this week at age 84, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's Disease.  ...
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Go Fund Me created to support the family of Tamiko Talbert-Fleming
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Go Fund Me created to support the family of Tamiko Talbert-Fleming

By Barbara Roche Jan 28, 2022
Teamsters Local 727 asks for your support for the family of Tamiko Talbert-Fleming, wife of Local 727 Pepsi member Alfonzo Fleming, who lost her life on Friday, January 16, 20...
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Memorial services for producer Katie Hoban today
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Memorial services for producer Katie Hoban today

By Reel Chicago Jan 18, 2022
The Chicago production family was stunned and saddened to learn that 44-year-old Producer and Post-Production Supervisor, Katie Hoban passed away suddenly at the beginning of t...
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Jeff Dickerson longtime ESPN Chicago Bears reporter passes away at 44
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Jeff Dickerson longtime ESPN Chicago Bears reporter passes away at 44

By Reel Chicago Dec 29, 2021
Chicago native and longtime ESPN Chicago Bears reporter Jeff Dickerson passed away on Tuesday of colon cancer complications at age 44.  Dickerson’s wife, Caitlin, die...
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Legendary Director/Producer, Richard J. Kutok passes at age 79
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Legendary Director/Producer, Richard J. Kutok passes at age 79

By Reel Chicago Nov 16, 2021
Director/Producer Richard J. Kutok passes at age 79. His talents span over three decades in working with a wide spectrum of companies through TV production and marketing. Hi...
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Video Journalist Scott Jacobs passes suddenly at age 71
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Video Journalist Scott Jacobs passes suddenly at age 71

By Tom Weinberg Nov 10, 2021
Story submitted by Tom Weinberg (Founder, Media Burn) I handed Scott Jacobs his first portable video camera at Videopolis in 1974. He was on leave from reporting at the Chic...
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Nine time Emmy award winner Allison Payne has passed at age 57
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Nine time Emmy award winner Allison Payne has passed at age 57

By Reel Chicago Sep 15, 2021
Nine time Emmy award winner Allison Payne, the former anchor at WGN, passed away earlier this month at age 57, her former employer announced over the weekend. Payne was wit...
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Veronica Wolski, COVID-19 vaccine critic, dies of COVID
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Veronica Wolski, COVID-19 vaccine critic, dies of COVID

By Reel Chicago Sep 14, 2021
Veronica Wolski, a Chicago activist and well-known QAnon supporter who spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, died of the virus early Monday. The Chicago woman, at ...
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Chicago Entertainment Lawyer,  Linda Mensch dies in tragic accident
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Chicago Entertainment Lawyer, Linda Mensch dies in tragic accident

By Barbara Roche Sep 7, 2021
Linda Mensch, Chicago entertainment attorney at the firm Mandell Menkes LLC, and board member with A Safe Haven, the homelessness prevention organization, died last week in a h...
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Chicago’s original madman Joel Raphaelson has died
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Chicago’s original madman Joel Raphaelson has died

By Reel Chicago Jul 16, 2021
He played a pivotal role in Chicago's advertising resurgence in the 1980s when he helped open the office for Ogilvy. We cheered him then, now we mourn his loss. Former advertis...
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Chicago film community mourns loss of Jeff Marpé
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Chicago film community mourns loss of Jeff Marpé

By Barbara Roche Jul 16, 2021
The Chicago film community is sadden by the loss of film pioneer Jeff Marpé, executive producer, director and founder of Line 9 Productions who passed away suddenly on July 14...
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Kevin Clark, drummer in School of Rock, dies at 32
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Kevin Clark, drummer in School of Rock, dies at 32

By Reel Chicago May 26, 2021
Kevin Clark, who played high-strung drummer Freddy Jones (aka “Spazzy McGee”) in the 2003 comedy School of Rock, was killed in an accident earlier this morning. He was 32....
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Charles Grodin iconic straight-man passes at 86
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Charles Grodin iconic straight-man passes at 86

By Joia DaVida May 18, 2021
Emmy Award winner Charles Grodin has passed away at age 86 in his home in Wilton, Connecticut. His death, from bone marrow cancer, was confirmed to NPR by his son, actor Nichol...
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