John (Jack) Borsch Jr., 81, of Des Plaines, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014. He was born in Chicago on June 9, 1933 to John and Elsie (Davis) Borsch. He married Dorothy Niemtus on August 24, 1955 in Sumter, South Carolina.
Jack entered the US Air Force in 1952 at the age of 19. His passion for flying was very strong yet his 6’4” stature was not conducive to being a pilot. During a physical, the doctor recommended he jump off a table for five minutes then come back to get his height measured. He passed and was accepted into Pilot Training where he flew the new single engine RF-84F planes. He was discharged as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1958 after serving in the Korean War.
After his discharge from the Air Force, he completed his undergraduate education at Northwestern University and also went on to receive is MBA from NU. He began working at Northwestern in the Investment Department, moved to the investment firm A.G. Becker for 4 years, then returned to Northwestern as the Investment Director to finish out his career for the next 28 years.
Jack retired from Northwestern in 1992.
Avid Northwestern football fans, they followed the NU team to the 1995 Rose Bowl and for an appearance in Hawaii. Both he and Dorothy bleed purple.
He and Dorothy enjoyed traveling – some of their trips included Yugoslavia, Eastern Europe, Greece, Singapore and Spain. They also made many trips to Dallas and Wausau to visit their daughters and grandchildren.
Jack also enjoyed playing tennis and continued to play ‘geezer tennis’ with his buddies until age 75.
He was a man of few words, but when he spoke – everyone listened. He raised his daughters to be strong and independent – letting them find their own way in the world, but always there to advise when asked.
Known for his dry sense of humor and joke telling ability, you never knew if he was telling you a real story or it was the start of a joke.
Jack is survived by his wife Dorothy, his Webbis’ (his nickname for his children) daughters: Becky (Randy) Pfundheller, Liz Borsch, 7 grandchildren: Jaclin (James) Elkins, Joe Buettgen, Kaisa Buettgen, Connor Buettgen, and triplets Samantha Pfundheller, Emma Pfundheller and Alec Pfundheller and his loving cat Pickles.
Private family services will be held. Jack was an avid animal lover, and the family would appreciate any donations being made to the Humane Society of the United States at humanesociety.org.
When you remember Jack – raise a toast with his favorite gin martini – up – with a twist !!
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