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Eric Sund Obituary

Eric Sund left this world in January 2024 at the age of 82. Eric was born in Chicago in 1941 and passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones. He graduated from Morgan Park High School and Cornell College in Iowa before a lifetime of work at Ideal Tool & Mfg. in Chicago. A former president of the Tool & Die Institute of Chicago, he was instrumental in creating the sculpture "Being Born," in the River North area. He married his loving wife Gloria in 1997 and cherished the log home he and Gloria built in Watersmeet, MI. He is survived by his wife, Gloria, who cared for him with great tenderness. He is also survived by four children, CAPT Christopher (Rhonda) Sund, USN (Ret), Greg (Kim) Sund, Ingrid (Jeff) Dillon, and Sandy (Todd) Pauly, stepchildren Nicole and Bryan, Sisters Chris Slowik, Jean Strom, Heidi (Marty) Sullivan, Julie (Dave) Lewis, and Brothers Jerry (Irma), Sam, and Paul (Sue) Sund. He is blessed with 12 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Jan. 17, 2024.

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