Martyr to the Cause

R.I.P. crazy Democrat Herbert M. Hazelkorn:

Herbert M. Hazelkorn, DDS, PhD, of Glencoe, Illinois, left us on December 7, 2004, of a broken heart at the recent passing of his wife of 35 years, Bobby, exacerbated by a broken spirit arising from the results of the Presidential election. Born March 14, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY, Herb graduated from the University of Illinois at Navy Pier, then U of I Dental School, and after retirement from 40 years in dentistry, he earned his doctorate in Public Health at U of I. Herb, a former Naval officer, was an internationally known public and political activist. His sister Dorothy, his first wife Ila, and his second wife Bobby, predeceased him. He is survived by his twin brother Jules (wife Joyce and daughter Arlene); daughter Ellen Byrne (husband Eric and daughters Ila and Lisa); son Bud Hazelkorn (daughter Sadie); brother-in-law Seymour; stepdaughters Terry Rosenberg (husband Steve and children Alex, Ben and Abbey), Denise Skyler (fiancé Jerome Russ and Denise's daughter Jennifer), and Marcy Lowenstein (son Harrison). Friends and family are invited to an informal celebration of Herb's life on Saturday evening December 11, from 7:00-9:00 pm at 10 Lakewood Drive, Glencoe, IL. Family and friends are also welcome at the home of Jules and Joyce Hazelkorn in the afternoon and evening of Sunday December 12 at 3555 Summit Ave, Highland Park, IL. A formal memorial service will be planned for the spring of 2005. For further information please call Bruce Bloom at 847-529-6888. In lieu of flowers or other donations, contributions may be sent to the Bobby and Herb Hazelkorn Fund for Early Cancer Detection at Goldman Philanthropic Partnerships, 155 N. Pfingsten Road, Suite 109, Deerfield, IL (or on-line at www.4Cures.com).

Published in the Chicago Sun-Times on 12/9/2004.