John Warrington Sherman
of Arlington Heights

John Warrington Sherman, 89, died May 3, 2008, at the Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights surrounded by his family and loved ones. John was born on July 1, 1918, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Receiving his Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of Baltimore Law School before his twentieth birthday distinguished John as the youngest student to earn a law degree and pass his bar examinations in the history of the state of Maryland. This made him too young to practice law but once he was of age he began work as a tax attorney with the Harrison Firm in Baltimore.

He married Helen Stewart on January 25, 1941, and served as First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, the couple resided in Baltimore where four of their five children were born and John began his 35 year career with the American Oil Company (Standard Oil / Amoco). In 1954 John and his family relocated to New York where their fifth child was born. During his tenure as Chief Trademark Council at Amoco, John handled multiple national and international assignments, spoke on the importance of honesty in advertising, and never lost a case. For decades he remained a member of the Chicago Bar Association and was very active in the United States Trademark Association.

The Sherman family moved to Kenilworth, Illinois, in 1960, where they resided for 37 years and were members of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity Church. John and Helen then lived together in Luther Village in Arlington Heights for 8 years.

Friends and family will remember him as a learned, intelligent and cultured man with an enduring passion for history, opera, poetry and the law. A devoted husband and loving father with a subtle wit and astounding memory, John will be greatly missed.

Survivors include daughters Nancy (Peter) Rumsey of Nashville, Tennessee, Patricia (James) Grimshaw of Darien, Connecticut, Rosemary (Steven) Bono of Kenilworth, Illinois, and Carol (Joseph) Allen of Cary, Illinois; eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; his sister Margaret Case of Timonium, Maryland, nephew Allen Case V and niece Margaret (Thomas) Gugerty.

He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Helen, and son, John W. Sherman II.

Visitation 9:00 AM until 10:15 AM Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights. Prayers 10:15 AM at the funeral home to St. James Catholic Church, 831 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, Illinois for Mass at 11:00 AM. Entombment All Saints Mausoleum, 700 N. River Rd., Des Plaines.

Memorial donations may be made to The Lutheran Home and Services, 800 W. Oakton St., Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004.