Marc Fuchs 1948-2016
He was born on August 21, 1948, in Springfield, IL to Eldon and Darlene Fuchs. He married his wife, Cori, on September 15, 1973, in Joliet, IL.
Marc graduated from Girard High School and from the University of Illinois with a BS in Finance in 1970 and a Juris Doctorate in 1973. Marc practiced law in Farmersville, Illinois from 1973 to 1990. In his second career, he was able to embrace his lifelong passion as a scholar of Abraham Lincoln. He worked and volunteered at the Lincoln Tomb and the Lincoln-Herndon Law Office Historic Sites for nearly 20 years. He was also a board member of the Lincoln Monument Association.
Marc was a member of the Knights of Columbus, a Samaritan for St. John's Hospital, and an active member of his parish, Christ the King. Additionally, Marc had previously served on and was president of the Springfield Diocesan Board of Education and also participated in numerous community committees.
Despite suffering a severe stroke at the age of 43, Marc was grateful to live and enjoy life over the next 24 years. He donated his body to science in an effort to contribute to medical advances for the benefit of future generations.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Marc is survived by his wife, Cori; two daughters, Kim Fuchs (Eric Magee) of Austin, TX and Becky (Brad) Foster of Arlington Heights, IL; four grandchildren, Abbey and Luke Foster and Burke and Britt Magee; a sister, Beth Cannata of Sarasota, FL; and several nieces and nephews. He will be sorely missed by his family and his many wonderful friends.
Services have been held. In lieu of flowers, we request that donations be made in his memory to: Northwestern Memorial Feinberg School of Medicine (for neurological research), 420 E. Superior St., Rubloff 9th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611; Helping Hands, 1023 E. Washington St., Springfield, IL 62703; or the Lincoln Monument Association, 1500 Monument Ave., Springfield, IL 62702.