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James Henry Alesia

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James Henry Alesia

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
24 Jul 2003 (aged 69)
Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 43, Bl 5, Lt 3, Gr 6
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ALESIA, HONORABLE JAMES H.: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Chicago Tribune (IL) - Sunday, July 27, 2003
Deceased Name: ALESIA, HONORABLE JAMES H.
Honorable James H. Alesia, United States District Court Judge. Former Chicago Police Officer. Beloved husband of Kathryn, nee Gibbons; loving father of Brian (Sarah Langford) and Daniel; devoted brother of Carol. Visitation at Cooney Funeral Home, 625 Busse Hwy., Park Ridge, Sunday, 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Monday, 9:15 a.m. to St. Paul of the Cross Church. Mass at 10 a.m. Interment Mount Carmel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials to Fenwick High School Scholarship Fund, 505 Washington, Oak Park, IL 60302. Member of Steward Club; Justinian Society of Lawyers (Man of the Year 1988); a Vice President, Hundred Club of Cook County; Board Member, Irish Fellowship Club; member of Fenwick Hall of Fame; Fenwick Life Trustee; recipient of Fenwick Accipter Award for Meritorious Service to the legal profession. He loved his family, friends, profession and faith

U.S. District Judge James H. Alesia, Chicago police officer was also judge, lawyer: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL) - Saturday, July 26, 2003
Deceased Name: U.S. District Judge James H. Alesia, Chicago police officer was also judge, lawyer
CHICAGO -- U.S. District Judge James H. Alesia, a former Chicago police officer and assistant U.S. attorney, has died, court officials said Friday. He was 69.

He collapsed Thursday night while sitting on his porch, U.S. District Judge Wayne Andersen said. Andersen said Alesia had been ill for a number of years.

Acting Chief Judge James Zagel issued a statement saying Alesia "served with distinction as a police officer, lawyer and judge."

Alesia was nominated for the federal bench by President Reagan in 1987. He took senior status in 1998 but continued to hear cases.

He was a 1956 graduate of Loyola University, Chicago, and received his law degree from Kent College of Law in 1960.

He practiced law in Minneapolis in the early 1970s with the firm of Rerat, Crill, Foley and Boursier. He was named an assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago in 1973 and later returned to private practice.




ALESIA, HONORABLE JAMES H.: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Chicago Tribune (IL) - Sunday, July 27, 2003
Deceased Name: ALESIA, HONORABLE JAMES H.
Honorable James H. Alesia, United States District Court Judge. Former Chicago Police Officer. Beloved husband of Kathryn, nee Gibbons; loving father of Brian (Sarah Langford) and Daniel; devoted brother of Carol. Visitation at Cooney Funeral Home, 625 Busse Hwy., Park Ridge, Sunday, 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Monday, 9:15 a.m. to St. Paul of the Cross Church. Mass at 10 a.m. Interment Mount Carmel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials to Fenwick High School Scholarship Fund, 505 Washington, Oak Park, IL 60302. Member of Steward Club; Justinian Society of Lawyers (Man of the Year 1988); a Vice President, Hundred Club of Cook County; Board Member, Irish Fellowship Club; member of Fenwick Hall of Fame; Fenwick Life Trustee; recipient of Fenwick Accipter Award for Meritorious Service to the legal profession. He loved his family, friends, profession and faith

U.S. District Judge James H. Alesia, Chicago police officer was also judge, lawyer: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL) - Saturday, July 26, 2003
Deceased Name: U.S. District Judge James H. Alesia, Chicago police officer was also judge, lawyer
CHICAGO -- U.S. District Judge James H. Alesia, a former Chicago police officer and assistant U.S. attorney, has died, court officials said Friday. He was 69.

He collapsed Thursday night while sitting on his porch, U.S. District Judge Wayne Andersen said. Andersen said Alesia had been ill for a number of years.

Acting Chief Judge James Zagel issued a statement saying Alesia "served with distinction as a police officer, lawyer and judge."

Alesia was nominated for the federal bench by President Reagan in 1987. He took senior status in 1998 but continued to hear cases.

He was a 1956 graduate of Loyola University, Chicago, and received his law degree from Kent College of Law in 1960.

He practiced law in Minneapolis in the early 1970s with the firm of Rerat, Crill, Foley and Boursier. He was named an assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago in 1973 and later returned to private practice.





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