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1954 Ralston “Rich” Taylor of Keokuk, Iowa, died Sept. 3, 2009, in Carthage, Ill. He was 73. Margareta “Greta” Miller Arrington died Aug. 26, 2009. She was 73. Greta attended Ferry Hall for her junior and senior years of high school. After graduating in 1954, she attended the University of Oklahoma, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Greta was active in civic affairs and very involved in St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Pampa, Texas. She held many positions at St. Matthew’s through the years: past chairwoman and member of St. Matthew’s Day School board, Altar Guild directress, senior warden and chairwoman of the Memorial Committee, and served on the vestry. In addition, she was a charter member and past president of the Pampa Junior Service League. Greta also served as chairwoman of the White Deer Land Museum Foundation and was a member of the Community Concert Board. Greta was known for her cooking, entertaining, and for being the perfect hostess. She was a loving grandmother who was particularly proud of all four of her grandchildren receiving their university degrees. Greta is survived by her husband of 53 years, Bill; a son, William, and his wife, Alexia; a daughter, Melanie, and her husband, Flavious; four grandchildren: William, Elizabeth, William, and Peyton; a sister, Patricia, and her husband J. Robert; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
1964 Vicki Jean Haigh Ludlow died Jan. 5, 2010, at her home in Wisconsin. She was 63. Vicky graduated from Ferry Hall in 1964. She studied at Oakton Community College and Roosevelt University in Chicago, graduating with honors in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in finance. Vicki worked at Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod as a loan servicing specialist for more than 10 years. She was an elder with Presbyterian Church of Glenview, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Evanston, Amaranth Friendship Court in Oaklawn, and White Shrine Hope Shrine #106 and Bethsaida Shrine #43 as a PWHP. Vicki enjoyed helping others and was actively involved in supporting local food pantries, homeless shelters, women’s centers, and Boy Scout Pack and Troop 9 in Waukesha. Vicki is survived by her children, Tammy and
Dan; 2 grandchildren; 3 step-daughters from her marriage to Allen Ludlow; a sister Marody Haigh Faulkner ’61; a niece Jennifer Faulkner McKillip ’85; a nephew; and a brother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen, her parents, a step-daughter, and a brother. Vicki’s grandmother, Lillian Wise Haigh, and aunt, Kathryn Haigh Kirkpatrick ’31, were also Ferry Hall alumnae.
1981 Linda Suzanne Kneifel Cagle died Aug. 6, 2009. She was 45. She is survived by her husband, Melvin E. Cagle; his children, Jordan, John, and Faye Cagle; and her father, Earle Kneifel. Linda was preceded in death by her mother, Donna Stone; and grandparents, Clement and Jesse Stone.
2010
Ju Young “Chris” Lee August 27, 1991 – February 5, 2010 Ju Young “Chris” Lee ’10 died Fri., Feb. 5, 2010, when he was struck by a train near the West Lake Forest train station. He was 18. Chris entered the Academy in 2007 as a sophomore ESL student. An active and involved member of the community, Chris played football and ice hockey and ran track. In addition, he participated in the Salsa Club and Model United Nations and served as a Caxy Key and vice president of our service learning club, Interact. He lived in Atlass Hall. Chris was scheduled to graduate in June 2010 and planned to attend the University of Notre Dame. He is survived by his parents, Won Soo Lee and Young Hi Park of South Korea. Chris, thank you for the joy you brought to our school and for the love and kindness you showed toward all of your classmates. We love and miss you and will never forget that beautiful smile of yours! You will be forever in our hearts. Rest in peace.
Friends of LFA Life trustee and former Lake Forest resident Robert F. Carr III died Nov. 22, 2009, in Naples, Fla. He was 69. Robert was the founder and chairman of the investment advisory firm Fiduciary Management Associates, until he retired in 2006. He began his career as an officer at the Northern Trust Bank in 1964 after earning his bachelor’s degree from Babson College and serving in the U.S. Army. Robert is the past treasurer of the Murine Company, which was founded by his maternal great-grandfather; it ultimately became part of Abbott Laboratories. Robert entered the field of financial management as a partner at Investment Capital Management in 1972. He became a leading figure in the management of corporate, government, and nonprofit pension plans. He served for many years as a board member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefits. Robert was also a philanthropist. He served on the boards of Children’s Memorial Hospital; Brookfield Zoo; the Better Government Association; Graceland Cemetery; and for many years as the chairman of Grant Hospital. He remained on the board of Grant Hospital Foundation until his death. He also served as trustee of the Regenstein Foundation; on the advisory board of Northwestern University; and on the boards of the Admiral Retirement Home and the Lake Forest Police Commission. He was particularly interested in wildlife conservation and the natural world. He recently became a trustee of the Everglades Foundation. Robert and his wife, Barbara, were the honorary chairs of the Openlands campaign for the restoration of the Lake Shore Preserve at Fort Sheridan. Robert is survived by his wife, Barbara, six children: Rebecca Carr Hedges, Mimi Carr Killoren ’85, Robert F. Carr IV ’89, Brooks Phillips, Edward Whitney, and Amanda Zimmer; and 11 grandchildren.
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