In the course of this issue of the DuPage County Bar Association Brief, I have attempted to organize and in some areas write about the history of our Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, highlighting some of the people, places and events that are of significance to the development and growth of our Circuit. For those of us who have practiced law in this Circuit within the past 40 years, we truly all are one family. The nature of the practice of law and the facilities that we all utilize would not be what they are today nor would they have the quality that they have today without the rich history, heritage and personal involvement of so many attorneys and judges before us.
I felt it appropriate it to close this issue of the DCBA Brief with a listing of all people that I and others have been able to determine are true family relations who have engaged in the practice of the law over the last forty years in DuPage County. We sent notice to every member of the DuPage Bar Association requesting any input or information they had on their own family and others of which they were aware of. I have also spent a great deal of time talking with other judges and attorneys currently in the practice of law or since retired, for any input and recollections they may have. I’m sure that this list is incomplete and that people and/or relationships have been missed... We have done the best we could with the input that was received.
Sometimes in the hectic practice of law where overhead and paper become so burdensome we forget about the real reasons that each of us had for becoming a lawyer. Those of us who are related to other lawyers shared in the dreams and aspirations of our relatives, their quest to serve the public and to support and perpetuate the principles of quality and ethics in our profession.
We are all members of a wonderful "family", but as members of a family we must all remember that each of our own individual reflections are a reflection on the "family" as a whole. The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit provides a wonderful place for us to exhibit our talents and display our ethics, in a manner that makes the "family" proud!
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Alexander Allison, Rinda Allison & Matt Allison, Husband, Wife and Son
Judge Robert Anderson & Irene F. Bahr, Husband and Wife
Tim Armstrong & Suzanne Armstrong, Husband and Wife
Judge William C. Atten & James Atten, Father and Son
George Andrews & Paul Andrews, Brothers
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A. F. Bates, Sr. & A. F. Bates, Jr., Father and Son
Judge William J. Bauer & James G. Bauer, Brothers
Joseph Beck & Robert Beck, Brothers
Judge William E. Black, & Melissa Black, Father and Daughter
Aldo E. Botti & Stephen R. Botti, Uncle and Nephew
Gerald Brooks & Michelle Brooks, Father and Daughter
Joseph Bugos & Kevin Bugos, Brothers
Gustav H. Bunge, Judge George H. Bunge & Gordon C. Bunge,
Alexander Burek & John Burek, Father and Son
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Judge Thomas E. Callum & Maryann Callum, Husband and Wife
John Caluwaert & Kristen Caluwaert, Father and Daughter
Dianne Carroll, Charles F. Carroll & John Paul Carroll, Sister and Brothers
Dan Carter & Doris Carter, Husband and Wife
Neil Cerne & Wence F. Cerne, Son and Father
Gates Clancy & Wendell Clancy, Father and Son; Timothy Clancy, Michael Clancy, & Susan Boles, Children and Grandchildren; Charley Popejoy, & Judge Kenneth L. Popejoy, Brother-in-law and Nephew of Gates
Warren Crabill & Mary Jane Crabill, Husband and Wife
John Lewis Craft & Donna Craft Cain, Father and Daughter
Judge Stephen Culliton & Ellen Champaign, Husband and Wife
Thomas J. Cunningham & William F. Cunningham, Brothers
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Mark W. Damisch, John W. Damisch & Mark W. Damisch, Father, Son and Grandson
Lee Daniels, Albert L. Daniels, & State Rep. Lee Daniels, Father, Son and Grandson
Judge John W. Darrah & Jackie Darrah, Father and Daughter
Mauro DeFalco & Marcelline DeFalco, Father and Daughter
John Demling, Eleanor Demling & Judge John Demling, Husband, Wife and Son
Paul Didzerekis & Judge Loretta C. Douglas, Brother and Sister
Stephen Deitsch & Barbara Priner, Husband and Wife
Dominick Dolci & Phil Dolci, Father and Son
Robert Downs & Barbara Downs, Husband and Wife
Bart Durham & Jayne Durham, Husband and Wife
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Michael Edgerton & Patrick Edgerton, Father and Son
Judge Phillip Equi & Judge Rodney Equi, Second Cousins
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Harris Fawell & Judge Bruce Fawell, Brothers; Terry Fawell, Bruce’s Wife; Jeffrey Fawell & Thomas Fawell, Bruce’s Son and Nephew; Blanche Fawell, Jeff’s Wife & Suzanne Armstrong, Blanche’s Sister
Joseph Fortunato & Linda E. Davenport , Husband and Wife
Thomas W. Freeman & Janice W. Freeman, Husband and Wife
Richard G. French & Dorothy French, Father and Daughter, Richard Mallen, Dorothy’s Husband
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Ralph Gabric & Ross Gabric, Father and Son
Justice Michael R. Galasso & Judge Nicholas Galasso, Uncle and Nephew
Dale Getty & Kathleen Getty, Husband and Wife
David E. Grochocinski & Mark S. Grochocinski, Brothers
Leroy Grotto & John Grotto, Father and Son
Patricia Gruber & Priscilla Gruber, Mother and Daughter
Judge William L. Guild & William L. Guild III, Father and Son
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Judge Carl F. Henninger & Jodi Henninger, Father and Daughter
Judge William V. Hopf & William Scott, Uncle and Nephew
Jim Huck & Kevin Huck, Brothers
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J. J. Jaros, Sr., J. J. Jaros, Jr., & R. G. Jaros, Father and Sons
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Kathleen Kenny, Michael Kenny & Thomas Kenny, Sister and Brothers
Judge Helen C. Kinney & Lester Kinney, Wife and Husband
Judge Win Knoch, Alice Wood & Win Wehrli, Grandfather and Grandchildren
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Richard Lanciloti & Richard Lanciloti, Father and Son
David Laz & Tom Laz, Brothers
Judge Patrick J. Leston & Kristine Leston, Husband and Wife
Harold Levine & Samuel Levin, Father and son (?)
Daniel Lifka & Deborah Lifka, Husband and Wife
Martin B. Lowery & Rita Lowery Gitchell, Father and Daughter
Judge Richard Lucas & Scott Lucas, Father and Son
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Gerald Mangan, Robert Mangan & John Mangan, Brothers
Tony Mankus and Margarita Marchan-Mankus, Husband and Wife
Anthony Mannina & Elmer Mannina,
Brothers
Lester Munson, Sr., Lester Munson, Jr., Father and Son; Judith Munson, Lester’s Wife
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Stanley Niew & Kathleen Niew, Husband and Wife
Ronald Nosek & Aaron Nosek, Father and Son
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Roger O’Reilly, Molly O’Reilly, Kevin O’Reilly & John O’Reilly, Father, Daughter and Sons- P -
Judge J. Sam Perry & John T. Perry, Father and Son
Judge Cary B. Pierce & Craig Pierce, Brothers
Charley Popejoy & Judge Kenneth Popejoy, Father and Son; Wendell Clancy, Nephew and Cousin
Judge Maryellen Provenzale & Patrick Provenzale, Mother and Son
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S. L. Rathje, Judge Bert Rathje, William Rathje & Justice S. Louis Rathje, Father, Sons and Grandson
Keith E. Roberts & Chuck Roberts, Father and Son
C. H. Rolewick & David Rolewick, Brothers
John Roscich & Carolyn Roscich, Husband and Wife
Vincent Ruggerio & Joseph Ruggerio, Brothers; Eva Tameling, Vincent’s Wife
Atty. General James E. Ryan, James M. Ryan & Heather Ryan, Father, Son and Daughter-in-law
Mary Joan Sakach & Laura Sakach Gambla, Mother and Daughter
Glenn Schillerstrom, Robert Schillerstrom & Mary Beth O’Connor, Father, Son and Daughter-in-law
Mark Schmidt & Janelle Barbrow, Husband and Wife
Robert J. Scott & William J. Scott, Father and Son
Judge Elizabeth W. Sexton & Michael Frederic Sexton, Wife and Husband
Judge Terence M. Sheen & Scott Sheen, Brothers
Justice W. Shepro & Kenneth C. Shepro, Father and Son
Junie Sinson & Scott Sinson, Father and Son
Vincent A. Solano, Jr. & Vincent E. Solano, Father and Son
James Sotos & George Sotos, Brothers; Sally Sotos, George’s Wife; Edward D. Hanson, Sally’s Father
Raymond W. Stauber, Sr., Raymond W. Stauber, Jr. & Mark Stauber, Father and Sons
Hartman Stime & Steven Stime, Father and Son
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Eva Tameling & Gretta Tameling, Sisters-in-Law
Brad Telander and Brian Telander, Brothers
Ralph Tellefsen & Charmaine Tellefsen, Brother and Sister
Judge John Teschner & Elaine Nyquist, Husband and Wife
Edgar H. Thoma & George W. Thoma, Brothers
Edward N. Tiesenga & Beverly J. Tiesenga, Husband and Wife
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Daniel Walker, Jr. & Kathleen Vaught, Brother and Sister
Frank Wesolowski & Frank Wesolowski, Jr., Father and Son
Donald F. Westra & John J. Westra, Father and Son
Frances White & Mark White, Mother and (son) and Wife, Karen A. White, William F. White (son) and Wife, Karen R. Kobialka, and Frances’ daughter, Kathleen A. Rheintgen,
Frank Wiedner & Paul Wiedner, Father and Son
Ervin F. Wilson & Thomas Wilson, Father and Son
Cresy Woehrel & Marilyn D. Woehrel, Father and Daughter
Nancy Wolfe & Carole Doris, Sisters
Peter Wonais & William Wonais, Brothers
John S. Woodward & Judge Alfred E. Woodward, Brothers; John S. Woodward, Jr., John’s Son