Chicago Tribune Rick Kogan column
By Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune | |
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If the deceased person was famous (
The initial reaction, usually and to this death in particular, is like taking a punch in the gut. But the brain, that remarkably sensitive instrument, has a way of making some things easier to handle, flashing back in memory and producing images that soften the blow.
And so it was in the moments after hearing that
That's him in the photo, there and then, which was more than a decade ago. And I hear his voice, too, one of youthful enthusiasm, saying, "I remember coming up here from the city many years ago as a teenager. How could you not be impressed? I loved it here."
"Dev conveyed a quiet reserve, but when something needed to be done, nothing could stop him," says
"At the
Bowly was born in 1942 and raised in
He went to the
He was part of the original group that established 57th
He was a frequent contributor to the bygone
But back to the
"Over the years, I received mounds of advice from him on everything from navigating financial aid struggles in college to starting a student radio station. Full-time radio took hold in late summer 2009 when I made the decision to leave the hotels, but Dev and I still met up once every few months to check in.
"He was everything you would ever want in a friend, a mentor and, especially, as an employer. He always put everyone before himself, especially if they needed help. He cleaned the beaches when no one asked him to do so. He stopped to help everyone in the neighborhood. He found value in everything that the buildings had to offer. Dev simply wanted to share the joy that the inns brought to him every time he stepped foot on the grounds."
And so, sitting on
He had been in declining health for the last few years but had been working on a biography of philanthropist
There has already been a private interment at the
"After Hours With Rick Kogan" airs
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