University of Illinois Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Lester Holtschlag
Lester John Holtschlag, 87, of the Illinois Veterans Home, died Sunday (June 16, 2013) in the home. Lester was born Feb. 2, 1926, in Quincy, a son of Lawrence and Margaret Ann Karch Holtschlag. Lester worked at Johns Hopkins University for 29 years, beginning as a researcher. Lester later established and served as editor of a journal on combustion at the university. Lester was a graduate of Quincy High School, a 1948 graduate of Quincy College and attended the University of Illinois...