Richard Joseph Faletti

Richard Joseph Faletti, 84, born November 15, 1922 in Spring Valley, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 25, 2006 peacefully at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. He married Barbara Shaft on August 11, 1947. Richard and Barbara were residents of Clarendon Hills, IL for 45 years before moving to Phoenix, AZ in 1986. Richard earned his B.S. degree in 1947, and his Juris
Doctorate in 1948 from the University of Illinois. He was Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law 1950. He became Partner and Head of the Corporate Department at Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL until 1991. He then became Managing Partner of Winston & Strawn, Phoenix, AZ. He was admitted to the Illinois Bar Association in 1947 and the Arizona Bar in 1987. Richard served as Trustee of the Village of Clarendon Hills, Illinois; Organizer and Chairman of the Board for the Bank of Clarendon Hills, IL; Director of the IL Regional Bancorp; Organizer for the Bank of Northfield, IL; Secretary of the Carus Corp LaSalle, IL; Organizer and Board Member of the Desert Hills Bank, Phoenix, AZ; Organizer & Secretary of the International Council of Shopping Center New York City; Member of USA-Nigeria Joint Agriculture Committee; Governing Life Member Art Institute of Chicago, IL; Member of the Board of Trustees, Museum for African Art New York City; Member of the Advisory Board Spurlock Museum University of IL; Board of Trustees Heard Museum Phoenix, AZ. He was a collector of African Art titled "A Sense of Wonder, African Art from the Faletti Family Collection" which was exhibited at the Phoenix Art Museum. Richard served proudly as a Captain in the US Army Air Corps, 22nd Heavy Bomb Group, Fifth Air Force, Southwest Pacific Theater, where he flew 45 combat missions as a Command Pilot of the B-24 Liberator in WWII. He was a Reserve Captain in the Judge Advocate General Department. Richard was preceded in death by his beloved wife Barbara in 2000. Survivors include his sister Marial Delo; daughters Martha Keilman, Joan Scottberg, Carol Wolfe, Margaret Anderson and son Michael Faletti; grandchildren Erik, Brian, Michael Scottberg, Kecia Hodges, David and Elizabeth Wolfe, Steven, Andrew and Rachel Faletti, Christopher and Grant Anderson; great grandchildren Parker and Kent Richard Scottberg; beloved nieces and nephews and many wonderful friends. A Memorial Service will be held at the Franciscan Renewal Center, 5802 E. Lincoln Dr., Scottsdale, on Saturday, December 30th, at 4:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004 or Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004.