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Lenore Gunning Obituary

Gunning, Lenore H. 89, a resident of Fountain View Village, Fountain Hills, AZ, passed away on June 15, 2014. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., at Ridgewood Cemetery, 9900 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Des Plaines, IL. Lenore was born in Chicago, IL on March 5, 1925. Lenore is survived by her three daughters and son-in-law, Connie Rutherford, Linda Gunning, Susan and Bill Luzinski; along with 7 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Gunning. Lenore was a lifelong lover of many family pets and was a longtime member of the Vagabond Clowns of Chicago (Alley #53), known to many as "Schultzie the Clown."

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Sep. 14, 2014.

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Matthew Mangels

July 19, 2016

I met Lenore when she and James stopped by my tag sale in rural Vermont in the mid 80's. I was selling a Disney yearbook and still remember her smiling when she picked picked up the book, brought it to me and said "you can't sell this book.... I'm in this book!" Sure enough, Shultzie was prominently featured and she autographed it for me. As a young boy, it was my first brush with a celebrity!

We were pen pals for many years through my time in high school and college. Unfortunately we lost touch after college but my life is so much richer for having interacted with her through those years. Thanks Shultzie, you definitely did more than your part to make the world a better place and are dearly missed.

Susan Luzinski

September 16, 2014

Miss you Mom........you are now in your eternal home with Dad.......both of you are probably so happy now together again. Love you and miss you!!!

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