ALAN R. ZORN

1959 - 2013

ALAN R. ZORN obituary, 1959-2013, Naperville, IL

BORN

1959

DIED

2013

FUNERAL HOME

Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home

44 South Mill Street

Naperville, Illinois

ALAN ZORN Obituary

Alan R. "Al" Zorn, age 54, formerly of Chesterton, IN, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at Edward Hospital in Naperville after a brief illness. He was born June 21, 1959 in San Diego, CA. Beloved husband of Kay C. (nee Olson) Zorn, whom he married May 29, 1982, loving father of Heather (Matt) Long of Plainfield, IL, Becca and Aaron Zorn of Naperville, adored Pop-Pop of Abbey and Owen Long, devoted son of Robert "Bob" Zorn of Huntley and the late Elizabeth "Betsy" (nee Haviland) Zorn, dear brother of Jim (Lia) Zorn of Aurora, IL and Mary Beth Zorn (Troy Wilhelmson) of St. Paul, MN, brother-in-law of Dale Olson of Ann Arbor, MI and Mark (Michelle) Olson of Valparaiso, IN, fond uncle of many. Al moved from town to town growing up due to his father's service in the U.S. Navy. As a teen he settled in Chesterton, IL where he met his high school sweetheart, Kay and was a 1977 graduate of Chesterton High School. Al went on to graduate from Purdue University in Lafayette, IN with an undergraduate and Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and was employed for over 30 years with Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies/Alcatel-Lucent from which he retired in 2013. He was currently employed with Layer 7 Technologies, Vancouver, BC. Al was an active member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville where he served as a sound engineer. Visitation Tuesday, November 26, 3:00-9:00 P.M. at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville, IL. Funeral Services Wednesday, November 27, 10:30 A.M. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1310 Shepherd Dr., Naperville. Interment: Naperville Cemetery, Naperville. A luncheon reception will follow at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials to: HUB Ministries, 1434 Keele Dr., Carpentersville, IL 60110, 847-844-9786, www.hubministries.org. For info, please call 630-355-0213 or visit www.friedrich-jones.com.

Published by Daily Herald on Nov. 24, 2013.
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Al was a kind man and was always cheerful and helpful when training the sound and video systems at Good Shepherd. He will be missed. His sense of humor and dedication to family and God will be forever remembered.

Russ Swanson

December 8, 2013

I've worked with Al for many years. He was a wonderful human being - smart, helpful and a true professional. I'm so sad to hear about his passing. May God bless him...

Munir Islam

December 2, 2013

We were so saddened to hear about Als tragic passing, he was a good man. Our condolances,
Gene and Sandy A.

November 30, 2013

Bob, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. I am so sorry for your loss.

Betty Polli

November 26, 2013

Dear Zorn Family and Friends, my sincere condolences on your loss. I worked with Al for the last few months and was amazed by his work ethic, professionalism, and spirit. I also spent some time with him away from work were he spoke about his family. A true loss and you are all in our prayers.

Beau Sturm

November 26, 2013

Bob, you and all of your family are in my prayers for peace in heart and comfort during this difficult time and for all the days to come. Gods Blessings with love and sincerity

Candy Jones

November 25, 2013

I worked for Al in the mid-90s. I cannot find adequate words to express how sad I am that he has died. We remained friendly and as recently as last month he wrote me a lovely email after learning of my plans to retire from Alcatel-Lucent; it was helpful and his wonderful sense of humor ran through it. I will miss him.

Bonnie Prokopowicz

November 24, 2013

May God comfort you. (1 Peter 5:6,7)

K. Y.

November 24, 2013

Dear Zorn family we offer our condolences.Draw close to God in prayer in the days ahead.

C.B.

November 24, 2013

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