Jack Fisher

Born Feb. 10, 1920 to Belle and Harry Fisher, Jack grew up with his sister Dorothy in a small home on Chicago's west side. After high school he attended a community college where he met and fell in love with Muriel Rudnick. Their first years of courtship were interrupted when Jack enlisted in the Army Air Corps at the start of World War 2. He quickly rose in the ranks to Captain. Midway through the war, Muriel joined Jack and the duo got married by a Chaplin in a traditional army wedding under crossed swords. Soon thereafter his first daughter Judy was born.

After the war, Muriel and Jack moved to Chicago's south side. Jack leveraged the GI Bill to finish DePaul Law School where he earned his Juris Doctorate. It wasn't long before his second daughter Ronna was born. During that time, Jack passed the bar and was invited to be sworn in at the Supreme Court in Washington D.C. Shortly after, he started a law firm focusing on real estate transactions.

Following Judy and Ronna's adolescence years, Muriel and Jack moved to Wilmette and then a condo in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. While Jack transitioned his legal practice into a commercial real estate brokerage that became known as Fisher, Sears & Associates, he and Muriel saw both of his daughters marry "guys named Larry" and they excitedly welcomed their grandchildren Scott, Lauren, Jason, Brian and Matthew.

Muriel sadly lost a battle with breast cancer in 1989. It was a dark day for the whole family as, in Jack's words, she was our matriarch and "simply the best." Through his final days, Jack would regularly remind his family of what an amazing person his wife was.

Jack passed the next two decades by working hard, exercising (through walking 3 miles to and from work each day) and most importantly by spending time with his adoring children and grandchildren. Until his final days, he could be found with a cigar in his mouth, gushing about how proud he was of his family and what everyone had accomplished.

With a timely and witty sense of humor, a heart of gold, unyielding generosity and constant thoughtfulness, Jack contributed greatly to our world. His love for family, sports and the art of planning will never be forgotten. Everyone who knew and spent time with Jack had their life and enriched. He will be sorely missed.

With love and admiration,

The Fisher, Goldstein and Nierman Families