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Carl Swanstrom Obituary
Carl Peter Swanstrom, age 62, Naperville, IL, died November 1, 2008. Pilot, inventor, collector. Beloved son of the late Carl Swanstrom and the late Anne Swanstrom, nee Mason; loving husband of Anne
Swanstrom, nee Fitzpatrick; fond step father of Carolyn Lappe and Kate O
Suilleabhain; dear brother of the late Byron
Swanstrom and brother-in-law of Paula Swanstrom; dear uncle of Lauren
Swanstrom. Graduate of I.I.T. Employed by Coskata Inc. and formerly Argonne National Lab. Funeral services will be held on Friday, at 10 a.m. at the Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home, 24021 W. Royal Worlington Dr., Naperville, IL (Rt. 59). Visitation Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m. at funeral home. Memorials preferred to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois, 640 N. LaSalle, Suite 280, Chicago, IL 60654. Info 630-922-9630.
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Steve Luna
August 9, 2009
I would like to say Carl was a very good friend and mentor to me. I will always remember when he took me for plane ride, that was one of the most exciting times I'v had in in my life. He was a very good person and I will miss him for the rest of my life.
Ted Pajak
November 6, 2008
I was a friend of Carl's since high school. I haven't seen him in quite a while but I often thought of him. Most recently was the night of his death when 3 other of his old friends and I were talking of "old times' and I had asked if anyone had heard from Carl. My fondest memories where when - just out of high school Carl began putting together a tiny little Renault and installing a 400 cubic inch hemi to power it. A little quirky but a loveable guy.
Jerry Kobierecki
November 5, 2008
My deepest sympathy to Carl's family. Knowing Carl was a great experience. He was my best friend through high school and college. I spent more time at the Swanstrom house than at home. We shared an interest in science, running experiments, and experiencing new things. We won science fairs together. In fact, at the district fair, we won a consolation prize of a day trip to the Argonne National Labs. A vivid memory was a drive back from Missouri in his ancient car. Just past St. Louis, the master brake cylinder broke off the firewall and, in typical Carl style, he drove all the way home using only his clutch to slow down. In 1968, Pete engineered a blind date, for me, with a nursing student at Michael Reese, Jackie, who I married. Carl was my best man at the wedding up in Milwaukee. I will think of him often. Jerry Kobierecki
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