Chiszar, James Frederick
December 1, 1940 - April 29, 2008

James F. Chiszar, 67, Sarasota, formerly of Naperville, Illinois, died April 29, 2008, from complications following open heart surgery. He fought a long and courageous battle with humor and patience.

A celebration of his life with be held May 9th at the Congregational Church in Elmhurst, Illinois, at one o'clock. His family asks you join them afterward at the Brauer House, Hillside, to toast Jim's life.

He is survived by his loving wife of nine years, Patricia; children, Thomas Chiszar, Sedona, Arizona, Robert Chiszar, daughter-in-law, Teresa, and three grandchildren, who were the joy of his life, Jackson, Joshua and Lucas, all of Bolingbrook, Illinois, and daughter Kathryn Chiszar, Naperville, Illinois; brother Robert Chiszar, Mokena, Illinois, and his sisters, Caroline Runnion and Nancy Chiszar, both of South Bend, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Sally Haley Chiszar.

James was a loving husband, father and avid bridge player. He retired to Sarasota in March of 2007, and all he wanted to do was play duplicate bridge. He was a member of the American Contract Bridge Association and had attained the rank of Silver Life Master.

Jim was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. He graduated from Ball State University and worked as a teacher for three years before signing with Brown Paper Company. One of his biggest customers, Quality Chek'd, hired him to be their director of purchasing and he stayed in that position for 17 years. He began a second career in 1994 as a Tournament Bridge Director, a job he truly loved.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society 2701 Maitland Center Pkwy - Suite100, Maitland, FL 32751 or online at Website: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/flc. Or the American Contract Bridge Association Education Foundation, 2990 Airways Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116.

• May 8 - District 13 STaC results for Monday, May 5th to be posted Friday May 9th
• May 8 - New officers for District 13
• May 5 - District 13 STaC in November has been rescheduled to Nov 10-16 (previously Nov 3-9); some Unit STaC's added; new date for D13 NAP finals
• April 29 - Results for Lake Geneva Regional, April - 2008
• March 24 - Calendars for 2011 on updated
• March 22 - Calendars for 2008 - 2010 updated
• March 18 - 1st issue of IN newsletter for 2008 posted (in PDF format)
• March 12 - Results for D13 GNT finals
• February 17 - e-mail promoting a bridge tournament in Costa Calida, Spain (at Temporary Pages link)
• February 11 - Press Release from ACBL re special women's event (at Temporary Pages link)
• January 27 - Flyer for the Wisconsin Holiday Regional in December 2008
• January 3 - Poster and Schedule for the 2008 Youth North American Bridge Championships (at Temporary Pages link)
• November 28 - New STaC dates for District 13 in 2008; May and November (August and December are cancelled)
• October 29 - Minutes for April 2007 added