Richard Henry Reichenbach passed away on March 22, 2023 at Lightways Hospice Center in Joliet. Interment of ashes will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery on Monday May 8 at 11 AM. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, wife Velma (Russ), and sister-Betty Erickson. He is survived by his sister Joan Van Note, daughter-Cheryl, sons-Michael (Kristina) and Steven (Barbara), and six grandchildren. He was born on October 5th, 1927, in Chicago, IL, to Henry and Edna (Sues) Reichenbach. Following graduation from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1945, he enlisted in the US Army and served as a surgical technician during WWII. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana and met wife, Velma, whom he married in 1952. Following graduation, they moved back to the Chicago area, where he taught drafting at Lane Tech high school. Building on his talent for engaging students, he went on to teach industrial arts at Roosevelt Middle School in River Forest. He inspired generations of students over his
"He really just made life so fun. What I’m going to miss most are those little moments," Mr. Weldon’s daughter Treacy Weldon O’Keefe said. "Just being around him was a gift."
94 individuals from River Forest school quarantined after potential COVID-19 exposure
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River Forest are quarantining after potential exposure to
COVID-19, District 90 said.
Two letters went home to District 90 families and staff this week that said the three positive cases reported to the district are not believed to be the result of a school-based transmission.
Dr. Ed Condon, the superintendent, wrote in part that while the number of quarantined individuals is substantial, the extent of the quarantine affirms the District’s COVID-19 protocols, which enables the Nursing Team and Infection Control Officer to identify and contact individuals in an expeditious and accurate manner.