Fred Bosselman

Fred P. Bosselman died at home in Evanston, Illinois on August 4, of prostate cancer. He was born June 14, 1934 in Oak Park, Ill and grew up in Villa Park, Ill. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Harvard Law School. He was a partner in the Chicago Law firm Ross & Hardies and later was instrumental in establishing the firm of Burke Bosselman and Weaver with an office in Boca Raton, Florida as well as Chicago. He specialized in land use planning and zoning law, working extensively in Florida, Hawaii and California. He joined the IIT Chicago- Kent Law Faculty in 1991 specializing in energy and environmental law. He was a visiting professor at the London Law Consortium, Southern Methodist University, the University of Houston and John Marshall. He was a prolific author having co-written ten books including the seminal book The Quiet Revolution in Land Use Control, The Taking Issue: An Analysis of the Constitutional Limits of Land Use Control, In The Wake of the Tourist: Managing Special Places in Eight Countries and Managing Tourism Growth: Issues and Applications. He is also the co-author of the first ever case book on energy law, Energy, Economics and the Environment. In addition he contributed chapters to 7 other books and wrote over 40 articles. He served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Santa Lucia Conservancy, Board of Directors of the Sonoran Institute as well as formerly serving on the board of the National Audubon Society and as the President of the National Planning Association as well as many other professional organizations. He was a mentor to so many, and an inspiration to those who worked with him. He loved teaching and energizing his students to care about the environment and the laws role in protecting it. Fred is survived by his soul mate of 57 years, Kay Wilson Bosselman, his three children Judith, Carol, Mark ; his three grandchildren Sean, Kalie, Hannah, son-in-law Thomas Richardson and his extended family of Woodbine Avenue neighbors. Fred was passionate about so many things in life; his family and friends, travel, opera, theater, literature, nature, photography, his wife's quilts, music and most especially gardens and birds. If you should wish to honor his memory we would suggest a donation to The National Audubon Society or the Chicago Botanic Garden. There will be a memorial celebrating Fred's life on Sunday,August 25th at 1:00 pm at the Women's Club of Evanston 1702 Chicago Ave, Evanston, Illinois with a reception immediately following.