In Memory

Jim Arado

James J. Arado, age 76, resident of Naples, FL and previously a long-term resident of River Forest, IL, passed away on July 26, 2018. Best friend and husband of Judy for 54 years, father to James B. and Scott B. Arado. Jim was born in Oak Park, IL on 12/03/1941 to James and LaVerne Arado and attended Oak Park-River Forest High School where he and Judy met. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Illinois. His business career began as a junior stockbroker at Clark Dodge in Chicago and then he moved to A. G. Becker where he became Senior Vice President. In 1984 Jim went to William Blair and Co., where he was a Senior Principal. In January 2003, he co-founded Geneva Advisors, LLC, now part of CIBC Private Wealth Management, where he worked until his death. Visitation will be Friday, August 3rd, 3 PM – 8 PM Drechsler Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St., Oak Park IL. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August, 4th, 11 AM at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery. In memory of Jim, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

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