JOHN E. HALASZ

John E. Halasz, beloved husband and soul mate of Marilynn, nee Macku, preceded in death by Anna, nee Woltjer; loving father of Alexandra (Paul Reed), Frank (Maureen Callanan), Annette (Thomas Gaboriault), and John C. "Neal"; cherished grandfather of Reuben Turley, Cricket (Ian) Bernardini, Caitlin and Kevin Halasz and Lianna Reed, and great-grandfather of Cooper and Sawyer Bernardini. He was preceded in death by his brother Zoltan (Ila) Halasz. Born in Budapest, Hungary, on May 14, 1920, he served as a Medical Officer for the United Nations International Refugee Organization in Salzburg, Austria, until 1951, when he came to the United States to begin his training at the University of Illinois Dept. of Psychiatry, followed by a Fellowship at the Institute for Juvenile Research. He remained at the University and the Institute for 43 years serving on the Faculty of the College of Medicine - Department of Psychiatry and as Director of Training, Clinical Director, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Child Psychiatry Division and Academic Director of Psychiatry at MacNeal Memorial Hospital when it was associated with the University. Dr. Halasz also served as a Consultant or Administrator of Mental Health Clinics in LaGrange, Olympia Fields and DuPage County, and he consulted with schools and in Family Therapy. For many years he was the only child psychiatrist on the Executive Committee of the Illinois Dept. of Mental Health & Development Disabilities. Dr. Halasz was a Fellow of the American Orthopsychiatric Association and he was a Life Member of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as well as a Past President of the Illinois Council of the AACAP. He was recently honored by the APA for his 50 years of service to the field of psychiatry. In addition to his family, he loved trains, world travel and photography. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Isaac Jogues Church, Fourth and Clay Streets, Hinsdale, IL on Monday, April 26 at 10 a.m. Private burial will follow at Bronswood Cemetery, Oakbrook, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers (PO Box 301) or Sisters (PO Box 317) or Lay Missioners (PO Box 307), Maryknoll, NY 10545 OR to King-Bruwaert House 6101 County Line Road, Burr Ridge, IL 60527. Arrangements by Gibbons Elliston Funeral Home , Hinsdale 630-323-0275 or www.gibbonselliston.com