Northbrook's David Santi, WW2 Veteran, Died at 87

The following obituary was provided by Kelley & Spalding.

David M. Santi, 87, of Northbrook, born Dec. 6, 1925 and died Nov. 12, 2013. He was born in Des Moines, IA to Josephine, nee Biondi and Francesco Santi.

David graduated from Highland Park High School and Northwestern University with a degree in political science. He was a WWII Veteran and naval air cadet graduate. David worked for over 35 years at Marsh & McClennan and was the Senior Vice President.

He was also the former mayor of Highwood from 1965 to 1969. David’s favorite hobbies included politics, dancing, curling and golfing at Sutton Terrace and with the “Good ‘ol Boys”.

He was the beloved husband for 62 years of Lenore, nee Phillips; loving father of Jane and Jeff (Tamara); cherished grandfather of Jessi, Jake and David Nicholas; known as “uncle” to Eileen and many nieces and nephews; dear brother of Ray; and a great friend to many people.

He is preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Mary and Anna.

A funeral was held last week, but donations can be made to St. James Church or to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777.