John J. Strnad

Age 38, of Berwyn, a true fighter, finally succumbed Saturday November 15, 2008 to brain cancer he had bravely fought since 2003. John graduated from Morton West High School, Class of 1988. John then attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he was one of the founders of UIC"s chapter of the Gamma Kappa Theta Xi Fraternity; he graduated in 1993 with a B.A. in Economics. John worked in the financial industry at Scudder Investments (Kemper/Zurich) and Banc One Securities. John"s career was put on hold when he was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2003. John underwent treatment and fought hard to recover. Later, he went back to work holding positions with Chicago public Schools, floor innovations/Millicare and Engineering plus. He even became strong enough to run The Chicago half Marathon. John was also active in politics, working on several Republican campaigns. John met his fiancA�?A�AC.e, Sharon Kula, in 2005, when his cancer was in remission. John"s cancer became active again in 2006; and, he continued to battle the disease for over two years. John is survived by his sister, Theresa Strnad; his brother-in-law, Forrest Carter; and his fiancA�?A�AC.e, Sharon Kula and family. In lieu of flowers, donations to John"s family would be appreciated to help cover cost of the funeral after the financial strain of John"s longterm illness.

From where services will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 9:30 AM to St. Joseph Catholic Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM. Interment will be St. Mary Cemetery in Evergreen Park IL. Visitation will be on Monday from 4-9 PM.