Terence D. Behof

Terence (Terry) D. Behof, age 64, of Chicago, IL passed away suddenly on July 8, 2019. Born May 26, 1955 to Dorothy and the late Andrew C. Behof. Leaves behind the love of his life, his wife of 30 years, Kristine Behof (nee Simmons). Proud father to his fur babies, Whiskers and recently deceased Simba and Coco and past cats Rocky and Bullwinkle. Recently united father to Daniel (Alexa) Ristow. Devoted son-in-law to the late Auguste and Edward Wysocki. Dear brother to Trudy (Wayne) Tess, Dorothy (the late Ed) Morehead, Mary (Dale) Harmening, the late Andrew, John (Barb and the late Pat), Ann (Charles) Aman, Jerry, James (Paula) and Michael (Toni) Behof. Fond Brother-in-Law to Joseph (Wendy) and David (Julia) Simmons. Cherished Godfather and uncle to Rebecca and Timothy Behof. Beloved uncle to John Kirchen, Lisa Zenow, Brian (Mayra) Kirchen, Beth (Ken) Rausch, Michael Morehead, Jonathan and Jeremy Harmening, Barbara (Martin) Ortega, Stacy (Scott) Purcell, Johnny Behof, Julia (Benji) Jacobs, Daniel, Laura, Emily Aman, Andrew, Lily Behof, Nicole (Timothy) Hatfied, Michael (Laura) Simmons, Angelique (David) Tewsbury, Lauren and Davy Simmons. Proud great uncle to many grandnieces and nephews. Terry lived on the north side of Chicago all of his life. He worked at Z Frank and Fanning Cadillac, Haggerty Olds & Grossingers Auto Mall as an assistant parts manager. Then as an installation tech at AT & T U-Verse. He was a jack-of-all-trades and helped many people, from fixing cars to shoveling snow, setting up dvd recorders and many other things. He was one of the few who knew how to complete the Rubik’s Cube. He loved watching movies. His passion was anything to do with electronics. He had a great love for family, trying different food and always wore the biggest smile. He traveled many places from Texas to Alaska, and his favorite place was Arizona where he had planned to buy a house and retire. He was known for being the “fun” uncle as he would be first with the loaded squirt guns at any summer party or barbecue. He gave the heartiest “Ho Ho Ho’s” at Christmastime, and no one was left out of a piggyback ride.

Visitation will be Friday, July 19th from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Drake and Son Funeral Home, 5303 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60625. Funeral mass on Saturday, July 20th at 11:00am at St. Gregory Catholic Church, 5545 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60640. Info 773-561-6874 or www.drakeandsonfuneralhome.com