Donald F. Jurewicz passes away

Don Jurewicz, 64, former Cook County Assistant  Public Defender, passed away last Saturday, Aug. 14, after an extensive battle with cancer.  Visitation and a memorial service will be held this Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Blake & Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 103^rd Street, Oak Lawn, Illinois. Don attended the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, on a Chick Evans Scholarship and graduated with a BA in 1967.  He obtained his JD from John Marshall Law School in 1975.  Don worked as a Cook County Public Defender from 1975 - 2003.  Upon retirement from the Public Defender’s Office, he began a private law practice in Blue Island. Don had been very active in the Dolton Riverdale Jaycees and had been a member of the Dolton Zoning Board of Appeals.  He had also been active in the Worth Township Regular Democratic Organization.   Don was a member of the South Suburban Bar Association, the Southwest Bar Association and the ISBA. He was an avid reader and a sports fan.