Richard V. Clausing
Of Ridgewood, NJ

Richard V. Clausing, 53, was born in Elgin to Vernon and Lucille (nee Harz) Clausing. He passed away on September 17, 2009 in White Pigeon, MI.

Richard was a graduate of the University of Illinois Champaign. He worked for Arthur Andersen in Chicago. Later Richard worked as an executive of the May Corporation where he became the CFO of Famous Barr. He then worked as the CFO of Lord & Taylor and later became the Chairman. He also served as the CFO of Wickes Furniture.

Richard is survived by his wife Amy (nee Vogt); his children, Beth and John; his mother Lucille Clausing; his sisters, Christine (Ernest) Owens and Marianne (Kevin Lee) Clausing-Lee; his nieces, Melissa, Kara, Ashlie and Rachel; and his nephew, R.J.

He was preceded in death by his father, Vernon Clausing.

Visitation Tuesday, September 22, 2009 from 12:00 PM until the time of services at 2:00 PM at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, (4 blocks south of Palatine Road) Arlington Heights. Interment at Randhill Park Cemetery.

The Richard V. Clausing Accounting Scholarship Fund has been established with the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation, to provide one or more annual scholarships to Accounting Majors at the University of Illinois who are members of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. Donations can be made on-line at https://secure.ato.org/ato/fnd/donation.shtml  Please click the Honorarium/Memorial button and type in “Richard V. Clausing Accounting Scholarship Fund” in the box requesting the Memorialee’s Full Name. Donations can also be mailed to the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation, c/o Richard V. Clausing Accounting Scholarship Fund, 32 E. Washington Street, Symphony Centre, Suite 1350, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

Donations can also be made to the Ridgewood YMCA, 112 Oak Street, Ridgewood NJ 07450 or to the Ridgewood High School Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 1338, Ridgewood, NJ 07451.

Glueckert Funeral Home

(847) 253-0168

1520 North Arlington Heights

Road Arlington Heights, IL 60004