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John Fogelson Obituary

John Fogelson, age 83 of Viroqua, WI, passed away on Tuesday evening, March 22nd, 2016 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. He was an award winning film editor, avid fisherman, prolific gardener, tremendous satirist, tireless reader, and superlative husband and father. He was passionate in all his endeavors. He helped create a viable post-production film industry in Chicago and mentored what were to become a plethora of all-star film editors. The son of Dr. Samuel and Marion (nee Lipson) Fogelson, he is survived by his son, Adam, his daughter, Laura, two grandchildren; Zach and Matthew, and the shining star and love of his life, his wife, Joan (ne) Schmies) Fogelson. His warmth and humor made multitudes of friends everywhere he went. Only the fish of the Upper-Midwest take joy in his parting. A family memorial service is being planned in Evanston, IL. Check www.thorsonfuneralhome.com for further details.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Mar. 27, 2016.

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Karin Pritikin

September 5, 2020

Just learned John died in 16; was thinking about my time at Edit Chicago doing marketing...our long philosophical chats...ABD sn early morning smelting jaunt. He looked like my Dad , but was far more expressive. I was terribly fond of him...

April 10, 2017

John saved a rather botched edit of a film I had shot for an 1976 exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry and made it a work of art!
As far as I know it was also a pro-bono labor of love.

My (also dearly departed) director/ friend from those days, DeWitt Beall once said that John knew film editing "from the base up." The man will be remembered as one of the giants upon whose shoulders we stand.

Billy McGlone

April 20, 2016

I have met your father many times and was always impressed by his warmth, sense of humor and work ethic. It just does not seem fair that the good people of this earth pass way to soon... leaving us with wanting more. That's when you know HE, John Fogelson, made a difference in our lives... I can not add anything more profound here except...Good bye... you will be missed! "Slowly Fade To Black."

Allen Rogers

March 28, 2016

I worked with John way back in the mid-seventies and will always remember him for his zany sense of humor. He used to object to anyone freshening up his pot of coffee--the longer it had been on the warming plate, the better he liked it.

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