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Howard Ellegant Obituary
Howard S. Ellegant, age 81. Beloved husband of Carol Ellegant nee Mendelson. Loving father of David Ellegant and Debra Chesnin (Alex Tartakovsky). Proud grandfather of Leah Evelyn Tartakovsky. Devoted son of the late Sol and Eileen Ellegant. Service Monday 10AM at Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, 303 Dodge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202. Interment Westlawn. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, www.jrctogether.org, National Peace Corps Association, www.peacecorpsconnect.org or Camp Havaya, www.camphavaya.org. From 1962-1964, Howard was in the Peace Corps and served in Medellin, Colombia designing and building rural schools with community members. He spent 16 years with the Army Corps of Engineers in roles ranging from architect to Value Engineering Officer. He was a Society of American Value Engineers (SAVE) Fellow, past Chair of the SAVE Certification Board, former VP and President of the Metropolitan Chicago Chapter SAVE, and Distinguished Service Award. To attend the funeral live stream, please visit our website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com.
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John Koga
June 9, 2025
I am so sorry to just now in 2025 to learn of Howard´s death. He was a great mentor to me in the process of learning value engineering. I have a great amount of respect for him.
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Greg Kachoris
March 25, 2023
Dear Carol I am very sad that I was not aware that Howard had passed though I knew of the seriousness of his illness. My deepest condolences on the passing of Howard. I am deeply sorrowed at Howards loss and of a wonderful friend, one who shared years of friendship and our common profession from the earliest years at the University of Illinois. May his memory and love for his family and love for all his friends be with you all. All our love Greg and Paula Kachoris
Jeffrey Doman
March 23, 2023
My condolences to the family of Howard Ellegant on his loss. Howard was admired and respected by all who knew him for his willingness to share his talents and skills to help others with the Peace Corps and for all of his meaningful work throughout his life.
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