Jonathan G. Bunge, 81, died April 10, 2018. He was born October 20, 1936, is La Crosse, Wis.

In 1954, he matriculated at Princeton University where he studied at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy, socialized as member of the Tiger Inn dining club, and served as an editor of the Daily Princetonian.

After graduating with honors from Princeton, Jon moved on to Harvard Law School. He married Trudy (nee Shoemaker) in 1961. After graduating with honors from law school, Jon was drafted and served in the U.S. Army. 

The couple’s first child, Jonathan, was born during this time. Upon discharge, Jon and Trudy settled in Evanston and Jon began his long and storied legal career with Keck, Mahin & Cate.  He was a litigator who was tough and aggressive, but not one to take himself too seriously.  For many years, he was the head of litigation at the firm before he became managing partner.  

Along the way, Jon and Trudy welcomed their additional children, William and Katherine. In the 1970s, Jon developed a love of sailing, handball and unique business investments, only one of which had staying power- -real estate in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago.  Over the next several decades, Jon and several partners bought and rehabbed apartment buildings in the area, including one with an existing tavern, Esky’s Pub.  In 1991, Jon bought Esky’s and transformed it into Will’s Northwoods Inn, a Wisconsin themed tavern and home for Badger and Packer fans behind enemy lines.