Marcel Fremont
Visitation:
Monday, June 30, 2008
2:00 - 9:00 PM
Peterson-Bassi Funeral Home
6938 W. North Ave. (3 blks. east of Harlem Ave.)
Oak Park, IL 60707
708-848-6661
Funeral:
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
9:15 AM from Peterson-Bassi Funeral Home
10:00 AM
Ascension Church
808 S. East Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304
708-848-2703
Interment:
Queen of Heaven Cemetery
1400 S. Wolf Rd.
Hillside, IL 60162
708-449-8300
We encourage you to attend Marcel’s interment, and invite you to offer an item graveside to accompany Marcel on his journey in the afterlife.
Open-Mic Celebration of Marcel (after Interment):
1:00 PM until closing
FitzGerald’s Bar & Grill
6615 Roosevelt Rd.
Berwyn, IL 60402
Please join us for a day-into-late evening-into-early morning celebration of Marcel’s life. Come share your favorite stories about Marcel with us — we would love to hear about how Marcel brought meaning and joy to your own life. We have use of FitzGerald’s stage and soundboard, so the Celebration will be a multi-media event. We encourage Marcel’s family and friends to share their love for Marcel in the medium of their choosing — music, spoken word, artwork, etc. Food/beverages will be provided. If you have any questions re: technical requirements for your presentation, please contact Julie at 708-655-1596.
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June 28th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
My Dear Cousin Marcel,
I can’t believe you are gone….I have such great admiration for you and will sure miss your great hugs and comforting words. My fondest memories are of our laughs over the years and I thank you for enriching my life. We will all miss you so much Marcel. May you rest in peace and live on eternally in our hearts…
Love, Erica
June 29th, 2008 at 10:44 am
My mother’s heart aches for all of you. Because Marcel was such an important person in the lives of our children Polly and Michael, he was also a part of our lives. What do I think of when I think of Marcel? He was quiet, sweet, free-spirited, respectful, spontaneous, creative, playful and he had a smile that warmed your heart. I think of him barefoot and with his guitar. I remember laughing at the many stories the kids would tell about the things he did - - like shimmying up the light pole barefoot, of course. And why?, because he could! The more appropriate question here would be - - why not? I have been looking through old photographs and have found pictures of Marcel and the kids from the vacation he took with us to South Carolina long ago. In one of them he is playing chess with Michael. In another he is riding horseback with us along the ocean. A favorite is one of him soaring high and free in the air when we went parasailing. The house we rented on the trip had a cathedral ceiling in the livingroom and a second floor railing that overlooked the room. Only years later did we learn that while we adults were out on our bike riding excursions, Marcel entertained himself and the kids by leaping over that balcony railing onto the couch below! But isn’t that just like Marcel? He leapt whole-heartedly into life. The outpouring of grief from so many people whose lives he touched is a tremendous tribute to the person he was. Please accept our sincerest sympathies for your tremendous loss.
Cindy and Bill Jirkovsky
June 29th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Lindsie called me yesterday………I am so very sorry…Marcel was one of the most compassionate, witty, intelligent, creative, kind souls that I have had the honor to know…….He had a smile that lit up the world………He will forever live in my heart………I send all of you wishes and prayers of love and comfort.
Fondly remembering a truly wonderful man,
Julie Bear
juliebear10@verizon.net
I scanned several pictures that I would like to email you, but won’t post as Lindsie would be unhappy if I sent them out for the world to view…..two from their graduation and a more recent photo of Linds………if you would like them and when you find time, please send me an address and I will share them……..
June 29th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
It’s been years since I last saw Marcel…l. The last time was for coffee….when he hopped off his bike to greet me, it was as if the years hadn’t passed.
For the last 10 years….Marcel’s influence has been in my habits and mannerisms…or maybe in just the way I think to myself.
Marcel was a gift that I never asked for…but never forgot. In the first years of knowing him, he saved me from myself numerous times…Always there when I needed someone who wouldn’t push too hard but was always able to guide, while making it seem like it was my idea in the first place.
Marcel will forever be my silent guide…
June 30th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Marcel was with us for about 6 month in 2001. Jared had brought him to us here on Fidalgo Island in Northwest Washington state while Jared was courting my daughter Emily. Jared and Marcel met at St.John’s and were friends. We always needed some help with our construction business and always had extra room so Marcel stayed in our home. He was so easy. We liked having him around.
It was September 11th and my 48th birthday. I was alone watching the 2nd airliner hit the 2nd tower. I had to tell someone so I woke Marcel. He was suprised because I usually didn’t have to wake him for work. He said “Happy Birthday. Sally” and I said “My birthday is fucked and so is World Peace. Two commercial jets just slammed into the World Trade Towers in New York”. He got up and quietly sat with me as we watch the towers come down and turn to dust. Marcel was who you wanted to be with when the world is falling apart…
I see God in you, Marcel
Sally Turner