Chester Charlton McCullough, Jr. 1917-2012

Chester Charlton McCullough, Jr., who went to be with his Lord Sunday, August 19th, at age 95 years, 5 months, was a resident of River Forest, Illinois, from 1953 to 2012. A long-time member of First Presbyterian Church of River Forest, he served as Deacon and Elder and in several other capacities. Mr. McCullough was born March 18, 1917, in the city of Chicago, son of Chester C. and Una (McFarland) McCullough. He attended the Harvard School for Boys, Beloit College (B.A., 1939), Chicago Kent College of Law (LL.B., 1947, and J.D., 1948), and the University of Chicago (MBA, 1953). While at Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa; in law school, at Kent, he worked on the Law Review; at the University of Chicago, he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma.

In 1942, Mr. McCullough married Jean Lenore Coffman. She passed away in 1986. Their two children, Dr. Celia M. (Gary Kaplan) and Major Daniel C. (Sue) survive.

Mr. McCullough served in World War II (Private to Captain), training with the 63rd Infantry Division, in the U. S., and then serving with the 26th Infantry Division in Europe; after V. E. Day, he was assigned to Military Government of Germany.  Recalled for the Korean Conflict, he served as a Civil Affairs Officer in Korea.

In 1939, Mr. McCullough went to work for Chicago Title and Trust Company as a Junior Clerk.  He was elected Vice President of that company in 1957.  In 1964, he transferred to the subsidiary, Chicago Title Insurance Company, from which he retired in 1982, as Senior Vice President and Secretary.

In addition to his children, Mr. McCullough is survived by four grandchildren, Ian, Zoe, Ashley, and Alex, stepgrandson, Tobias (Carey) Kaplan, their children, Bonham and Ocoee, his sister Dorothy's daughter, Terryl Rodrian (Lew) Fisher, and their daughter, Elizabeth Sullivan, and many nieces and nephews on the Coffman family side.