Robert L. Lafond

Robert L. "Bob" LaFond, age 85 of Flossmoor. Cherished husband of Patricia (nee Bilott); beloved father of Christina (Denny Fink), Melissa (Timothy Judson), Anita (Douglas Hindsley) and Cynthia LaFond (Geoffrey Scott); loving grandfather of Courtney and Allison Fink, Joshua, Caleb and Zachary Judson, Adelaide, Dane and Haley Hindsley, and the late Nicholas Robert Fink; fond brother of Donald, Beatrice Arseneau, Bernadette Giusti, Paul, Vincent and the late Richard LaFond. An army veteran and past-President of the Chicago Heights Kiwanis and the South Cook County Life Underwriters Association. Bob had a long career in the insurance industry, first as an agent and district manager with Western and Southern Life and then as a licensed agent with Farmers Insurance Group before retiring in 2012.

Resting at the Tews-Ryan Funeral Home, 18230 S Dixie Highway, on Tuesday, August 9 ^th from 3:00-8:00 p.m. Funeral Wednesday with prayers at the Tews Funeral Home beginning at 10:15 a.m. proceeding to Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church in Flossmoor, IL for a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Interment Assumption Cemetery, Glenwood, Illinois.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Marian Catholic High School Sister Simeon Fund would be appreciated. Information (708) 798-5300 or Tews-RyanFH.com.

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