Jack Bono Obituary

November 25, 2005



Dear Marian and Family,



Please accept our sincere condolences. Jack was a wonderful man. His decision to ask us to move from Long Island to Northbrook in 1984 changed our lives. We have since become proud Midwesterners with no desire to return to New York. Our daughter, who was 13 at the time is now married to a man from Arlington Heights, and has two children and lives near by.



Jack and Bette were very helpful with our moving here including suggesting that we look at houses in their condominium, Cobblewood. We looked and bought a home in Cobblewood the very next day.



We were very fortunate to be able to travel with Jack and Bette to the Far East for three weeks in 1989. They were excellent traveling companions – always upbeat and patient, even when the customs officials in Taipei wanted to register each of Jack’s golf clubs and every piece of Bette’s and Donna’s jewelry we were bringing into their country. We had a few problems with cancelled airplanes but through it all, Jack took the problems in stride and we just continued on. It was a trip of a lifetime for us.



Jack’s UL retirement party was on March 22, 1990. In his thank you letter to the retirement committee, of which I was a member, he said: “I have been the luckiest guy at UL in having people assist me and look out for my welfare during my entire career, and the retirement party is a shining example of that good fortune.”



Nobody but Jack could say “thank you” with such heart-felt words. He will be missed.



Sincerely,



Donna and Don Mader

2587 Brian Drive

Northbrook, IL 60062

Our sincere condolences to the Bono family.

Jack was a former president of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and was elected to the grade of Fellow of the Society in 1980. In recognition of his many accomplishments, the SFPE Education and Scientific Foundation established "The Jack Bono Award for Engineering Communications" in 1994. This award is given to the author(s) whose papers (during the prior year)most contributed to the advancement and application of professional fire protection engineering.

In addition to his stature in engineering, Jack was a kind and gentle man whose friendship was much appreciated by his many colleages.

My sincere sympathy to the Bono family. As a retired employee of UL (28 years of service), I remember Jack always being a smart, friendly and caring man. He knew al of us by name, and was never to busy to say hello. He will be missed and UL has not been the same since he left.

Sincerely,