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Remembering John McGovern
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FRIENDS AND FAMILY PAY TRIBUTE TO A NORTH SHORE BUSINESSMAN, CIVIC LEADER AND PHILANTHROPIST EDITED BY SHERRY THOMAS
John McGovern, a North Shore businessman who worked in the highest levels of politics and government, died Friday, July 13, from a suspected heart condition. He was 48. Known affectionately as “Johnny” to close friends and family, McGovern’s memory was honored at a recent funeral service at Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest, and he was laid to rest privately. He is survived by his beloved wife of seven years, Wentworth Caldwell McGovern, and their two young boys, Caldwell Armour McGovern (4) and Watson Greeley McGovern (2). He is also survived by his mother, Karen Osborne McGovern of Lake Forest, and his sister, Courtney Osborne McGovern of Chicago. In addition,
BOARD OUT OF HIS MIND: Curt “Thor” Kalousek of Lake Forest is the creative force behind two start-up companies, Tan Foot Lifestyle and John Hans Board Company. Thor built the paddleboard he is hoisting. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER BY LIBBY ELLIOTT
Don’t tell North Shore resident and avid sailor Curt Kalousek he’s living in a “flyover
state.” “Ask any experienced sailor and they’ll tell you the Great Lakes aren’t really lakes; they’re inland seas,” said Kalousek, a former Eagle Scout. “We get 20-foot waves out there.”
Growing up in Rockford in the 1980s, Kalousek fondly recalls camping in Door County’s Peninsula State Park with his Continued on PG 12
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