Thomas Henry Ritter

Thomas Henry Ritter, age 74, a longtime resident of Lake Forest and trader at the Chicago Board of Trade, passed away January 23, 2019. Tom leaves his wife of 46 years Mary Sheppard Ritter; children, Todd (Kate Bandler), Andrew (Katie Mahar), Colin (Jillian Sheppard) and Kate (Abby Peters); grandchildren Grace, Ruby, Arlo, Adeline, Nathaniel, Coraline, and Jesse (with #8 due in May); twin brother Tim, younger brother Jeff (Kathy); many nieces, nephews and in-laws. He is predeceased by his parents and brother John. Visitation from 4-7pm, Friday, February 1, 2019 at the Union Church of Lake Bluff, 525 E. Prospect Ave., Lake Bluff, IL 60044. A funeral will be at 11am on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the church, with a reception to follow. Info – Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest, 847-234-9649 or www.RTfunerals.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to support ALS Research within the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior, Rubloff Bldg., 9th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611 (https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/alsresearch/about/giving.html); or PADS Lake County, PO Box 428, North Chicago Il 60064, (http://www.padslakecounty.org/donate)