1 The Standard of the World West of the Lake Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club November 2020 A HAUNTINGLY GOOD TIME AT CHICAGO’S FAMOUS CEMETERIES WEST OF THE LAKE REGION MEMBERS SPENT HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREATING WITH CHICAGO’S MOST FAMOUS GHOSTS SEE PAGE 5 (IF THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU) What’s Inside: Stay connected: Director’s Message 2 Restoration Journ ey Pt. 1 13 ON THE WEB: Calendar of Events 3 Board of Directors Election 14 www.westofthelakeclc.com Announcements 4 Meeting Minutes 15 Cemetery Driving Tour 5-9 Classifieds 16-26 E-MAIL: October Meeting/In Memoriam 10 A Word From Our Sponsors 17 [email protected] Cadillac News From GM 11 2021 Election Ballot 28 2022 Grand National Update 12 2 DDiir reeccttoorr’’ss MMeessssaaggee Believe it or not, we are fast approaching the end of 2020. For some, it’s been a horrible year. For many, it’s been a year to forget. For me personally, I’ve enjoyed being able to spend more time at home. Whatever your situation, I’m sure it will be a year you will remember. Regardless, we are blessed we are not surrounded by record fires such as California or Washington, nor do we have to deal with a record, repetitive hurricane season as Louisiana has seen. No matter what your situation is in life, we can either look at the glass as half empty or half full. I try to follow the latter. For us as a club, we have had a very limited season. For a car club such as ours, not having car shows is like an ice cream stand not selling ice cream. But, given what 2020 has been, we have been able to keep some activities going, and some of them will likely continue once COVID-19 is in our rearview mirror. I certainly thank you for understanding our challenges and for your participation and continued support. Earlier today we had our historic cemetery tour. We saw some very interesting sites and learned about some very interesting history around the Chicago area. The weather was a little chilly, but certainly better than Halloween 2019 when it snowed. You’ll see a good story and pictures in this newsletter, so I don’t want to go into the details, but I do want to thank Mark Rizzo for not only suggesting this tour, but especially for organizing the whole thing. Mark did a fantastic job and thought of everything. I know this was no small event to organize, so I want to let him know that those of us who attended (26 I believe), really appreciated all his hard work. It was the perfect way to tour and remain outdoors. Thank you Mark!!! Unless you’ve been sheltering so deep in the depths of your home, you probably realize that it is election season here across the country. This is the big one; president, senators, representatives, judges, state level, county level, city level, and yes, the biggest one: West of the Lake Region Board of Directors. I want to thank Jim, Ron, Valerie, Dan, and Paul for their efforts and cohesiveness to steer this club as best we can in these unusual times. For our election this year, I have good news and bad news. Bad news first they say, so the bad news is that you, the members, don’t have much of a choice on the ballot. No new candidates stepped up. The good news is that all the existing Board members are running again. You can either choose to re-elect the existing Board, or you can submit a write in candidate for any position. Like many people are doing for their other elections, I ask that you mail your ballot in this year because there is a good chance that we cannot meet in person for the November meeting. Therefore, you will not be able to hand in your ballot. You’ll find your ballot at the end of this newsletter. As this is the November newsletter, I want to remind everyone that this will also be your last newsletter for the year. You can expect your next one in March 2021. I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Remember, the glass is always half full (in reality, it is overflowing with blessings if we take the time to look hard enough). I also want to wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and Happy New Year! No matter how you choose to celebrate your holidays, I hope that they are enjoyable. Most importantly, I hope the months ahead are happy and healthy for you and all your loved ones! We’ll see you down the road in 2021. Until next time, motor on, Fred The Standard of the World is published monthly. Stories, technical papers, calendar events, ads, classifieds, and photographs are gratefully accepted. All information and copy must be received by the 15th day of the month prior to the month you wish to have the item appear in. We do reserve the right to edit all incoming material. When sending in material, please be sure to include a phone and/or e-mail with the proper contact. We need to be able to contact you if there are any questions regarding what you have submitted. Please send all material to: Fred Butalla 20751 Rock Run Dr., Joliet, IL 60431 Questions? Call (815) 730-6044 Or e-mail T.R. Toon, Editor: [email protected] The club does not assume liability, either implied or expressed, as to the accuracy of any ad. It is the buyer’s responsibility to check out the quality and reliability of the products advertised. 3 CCaa lleennddaarr ooff EEvveennttss Month Date Event Time Details November 24 Monthly Membership Meeting 7:30PM ZOOM Meeting with a possible in person group at and Board of Directors Election American Legion Hall, Elmhurst, IL January 1 2020 FINALLY comes to an end! 112:01AM There is nowhere to go but up! Don’t forget about our website: www.westofthelakeclc.com See up-to-date activity information, photos of member’s cars, all of our YouTube videos and more. Send your car photos to us and we’ll add them to the website. Help us to help you get the most out of our club! YouToo can be on YouTube! See the West of The Lake Region’s welcome video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/6x5KgbxOMmo We intend to add more when we can, but you can help. Make a video with your smart phone and send it to us. We’ll post it to the WOTLR YouTube Channel and share it with the world Frank Murphy Update: WOTLR member Frank Murphy has been making enormous progress and is walking with assistance (for the moment). Frank is using a walker for balance and has a trainer twice a week. Anyone who bet against Frank, please see your bookie because you just lost a bundle. Of course Frank will never “walk alone” as long as he has Vera around. Vera is the best coach/cheerleader there is. And we thought 2020 wouldn’t bring any good news. 4 AAnn nnoouunncceemmeennttss Just a reminder… SENDING OUT GOOD THOUGHTS: All CLC regional members are required to be members of the National Cadillac La Salle Club as well. Among the Happy 96th Birthday to Sidney Hurst. many benefits that the CLC offers, they carry insurance Sidney is doing very well, is just as active coverage for all CLC events. This coverage will cover only members in the event that something happens. If you are as he always has been and can still run not a National CLC member, please contact the National circles around most of the rest of us. Keep office today. going Sidney! Welcome New Members: A phone call, e-mail or card is always welcome when PAUL & JOAN JENSEN STEVEN MEITZ someone& NANCY ROBAKis feeling low, a good thought or a little PALATINE, IL NAPERVILLE, ILprayer is nice too. If you know of a member in need, 1938 LASALLE SERIES 50 SEDAN 1973 CADILLACplease ELDORADO let us PACE know CAR so we can reach out. 2105 CADILLAC SRX-4 CLARENCE & SHARON CHLEBOUN BOARD OF WORTH, IL MATTHIEU BROWN DIRECTORS 1939 CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE COUPE EVANSTON, IL 1955 CADILLAC SERIES 62 COUPE Regional Director: DAN LEAHY Fred Butalla (815) 730-6044 DAN M. PERKINS LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL [email protected] CUSTER PARK, IL 1968 CADILLAC DEVILLE CONVERTIBLE 1959 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD SPECIAL Deputy WILLIAM R. MCDONALD Regional Director: Jim Bloomstrand RON & ANNA WALSH CHICAGO, IL (708) 212-6224 OAK BROOK, IL [email protected] 1956 CADILLAC SERIES 62 CONVERTIBLE THOMAS & DIANE MOYERS Membership 1957 CADILLAC SERIES 62 CONVERTIBLE NORTH AURORA, IL Secretary: 1969 CADILLAC 1993 CADILLAC ALLANTE Ron Schweitzer (630) 833-3593 [email protected] Vince & Cari Griffin Glen Ellyn, IL Treasurer: 1961 Cadillac Series 62 Conv. Dan Graziadei 1984 Cadillac Eldorado Conv. 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