Frederick Dorsey Montgomery III, 83, of St. Charles, died May 23, 2010, of complications of Alzheimer's disease—a condition from which he suffered for the past several years.
Fred was the son of Frederick Dorsey Montgomery II and his wife, Blanche Silver of East Orange N.J., and was raised in Lake Forest and Barrington.
He graduated from The Hotchkiss School in 1945 and joined the U.S. Navy to train as an air observer. After the war, he studied at Yale and the Sorbonne in Paris before returning to Chicago to join his father in business. His career evolved into the advertising business with Needam, Louis, and Brorby (now DDB Needham Worldwide), and later Leo Burnett. In the 1970s, he became the president of the Magic Pan Restaurants, a subsidiary of Quaker Oats.
Fred moved his family to San Francisco and grew the Magic Pan from an existing single restaurant there to 110 across the U.S. and Canada and made a well-known success of it. His management style created strong loyalty and devotion from his customers, employees and suppliers that lingers today. Quaker Oats decided to reorganize and close the restaurant business for reasons unrelated to the success of the Magic Pan. Fred created other restaurant concepts—Proud Popover, Engine House Pizza and worked as a consultant to the industry for several years. He then became a securities analyst and adviser, helping a number of clients with their investment portfolios.
Fred married the former Rowena Douglass of Barrington and St. Charles on Sept. 13, 1997, and became a mentor, dad and friend to her children, Hoby (Lyn) of Seattle, Keith (Rita) of Denver, Bruce (Polly) of Boulder, Colo., Kim of Chicago and Jamie of Santa Fe, N.M. Eight grandchildren add life to this group. Fred was married Sept. 9, 1950, to the late Joy Blossom of Chicago. They raised a family in Lake Forest and San Francisco that included Susan Montgomery of Greenbrae, Calif., Carrie Stetson (Steve) of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Ann Gargotto (Chuck) of Englewood, Colo., Elizabeth of Honolulu, and David of New York City, and Brad Greenwood (Warren Clemons), the son of his sister, Lillian Montgomery. From this group there are eight grandchildren. Fred also leaves a sister, Lillian Montgomery, of Fremont, Calif.; and a brother, Harold of Milwaukee; and many friends and associates.
Fred's family has a long history on the near-north side of Chicago, starting in the 1870s when his great-grandfather, 'Captain' James J. Rardon, who captained a Great Lakes three-masted barque in the 1870s, and his wife Hannah then moved to Chicago to enter the commodities business. Rardon's son-in-law, Frederick Dorsey Montgomery, co-founded and was President of Manz Corporation, a printing business that grew into one of the largest printing companies in the Midwest, and his grandson and Fred's father, Frederick Dorsey Montgomery II, was a lifelong resident and businessman in the Chicago area and London.
Fred's family came from all over the country to be by his side during his final hours—in love and in tribute to his impact on their lives. He will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. A private interment with family members present will be held at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago on June 11. A memorial service is planned June 12 at 11 a.m. at The Little Home Church In Wayne. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Fred's name to Alzheimer Disease Research, c/o Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, IL 60506; or the Illinois Math & Science Academy (IMSA.edu), 1500 W Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506.
Fred was the son of Frederick Dorsey Montgomery II and his wife, Blanche Silver of East Orange N.J., and was raised in Lake Forest and Barrington.
He graduated from The Hotchkiss School in 1945 and joined the U.S. Navy to train as an air observer. After the war, he studied at Yale and the Sorbonne in Paris before returning to Chicago to join his father in business. His career evolved into the advertising business with Needam, Louis, and Brorby (now DDB Needham Worldwide), and later Leo Burnett. In the 1970s, he became the president of the Magic Pan Restaurants, a subsidiary of Quaker Oats.
Fred moved his family to San Francisco and grew the Magic Pan from an existing single restaurant there to 110 across the U.S. and Canada and made a well-known success of it. His management style created strong loyalty and devotion from his customers, employees and suppliers that lingers today. Quaker Oats decided to reorganize and close the restaurant business for reasons unrelated to the success of the Magic Pan. Fred created other restaurant concepts—Proud Popover, Engine House Pizza and worked as a consultant to the industry for several years. He then became a securities analyst and adviser, helping a number of clients with their investment portfolios.
Fred married the former Rowena Douglass of Barrington and St. Charles on Sept. 13, 1997, and became a mentor, dad and friend to her children, Hoby (Lyn) of Seattle, Keith (Rita) of Denver, Bruce (Polly) of Boulder, Colo., Kim of Chicago and Jamie of Santa Fe, N.M. Eight grandchildren add life to this group. Fred was married Sept. 9, 1950, to the late Joy Blossom of Chicago. They raised a family in Lake Forest and San Francisco that included Susan Montgomery of Greenbrae, Calif., Carrie Stetson (Steve) of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Ann Gargotto (Chuck) of Englewood, Colo., Elizabeth of Honolulu, and David of New York City, and Brad Greenwood (Warren Clemons), the son of his sister, Lillian Montgomery. From this group there are eight grandchildren. Fred also leaves a sister, Lillian Montgomery, of Fremont, Calif.; and a brother, Harold of Milwaukee; and many friends and associates.
Fred's family has a long history on the near-north side of Chicago, starting in the 1870s when his great-grandfather, 'Captain' James J. Rardon, who captained a Great Lakes three-masted barque in the 1870s, and his wife Hannah then moved to Chicago to enter the commodities business. Rardon's son-in-law, Frederick Dorsey Montgomery, co-founded and was President of Manz Corporation, a printing business that grew into one of the largest printing companies in the Midwest, and his grandson and Fred's father, Frederick Dorsey Montgomery II, was a lifelong resident and businessman in the Chicago area and London.
Fred's family came from all over the country to be by his side during his final hours—in love and in tribute to his impact on their lives. He will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. A private interment with family members present will be held at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago on June 11. A memorial service is planned June 12 at 11 a.m. at The Little Home Church In Wayne. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Fred's name to Alzheimer Disease Research, c/o Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, IL 60506; or the Illinois Math & Science Academy (IMSA.edu), 1500 W Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506.
Frederick Dorsey Montgomery III, 83, of St. Charles, died May 23, 2010, of complications of Alzheimer's disease—a condition from which he suffered for the past several years.
Fred was the son of Frederick Dorsey Montgomery II and his wife, Blanche Silver of East Orange N.J., and was raised in Lake Forest and Barrington.
He graduated from The Hotchkiss School in 1945 and joined the U.S. Navy to train as an air observer. After the war, he studied at Yale and the Sorbonne in Paris before returning to Chicago to join his father in business. His career evolved into the advertising business with Needam, Louis, and Brorby (now DDB Needham Worldwide), and later Leo Burnett. In the 1970s, he became the president of the Magic Pan Restaurants, a subsidiary of Quaker Oats.
Fred moved his family to San Francisco and grew the Magic Pan from an existing single restaurant there to 110 across the U.S. and Canada and made a well-known success of it. His management style created strong loyalty and devotion from his customers, employees and suppliers that lingers today. Quaker Oats decided to reorganize and close the restaurant business for reasons unrelated to the success of the Magic Pan. Fred created other restaurant concepts—Proud Popover, Engine House Pizza and worked as a consultant to the industry for several years. He then became a securities analyst and adviser, helping a number of clients with their investment portfolios.
Fred married the former Rowena Douglass of Barrington and St. Charles on Sept. 13, 1997, and became a mentor, dad and friend to her children, Hoby (Lyn) of Seattle, Keith (Rita) of Denver, Bruce (Polly) of Boulder, Colo., Kim of Chicago and Jamie of Santa Fe, N.M. Eight grandchildren add life to this group. Fred was married Sept. 9, 1950, to the late Joy Blossom of Chicago. They raised a family in Lake Forest and San Francisco that included Susan Montgomery of Greenbrae, Calif., Carrie Stetson (Steve) of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Ann Gargotto (Chuck) of Englewood, Colo., Elizabeth of Honolulu, and David of New York City, and Brad Greenwood (Warren Clemons), the son of his sister, Lillian Montgomery. From this group there are eight grandchildren. Fred also leaves a sister, Lillian Montgomery, of Fremont, Calif.; and a brother, Harold of Milwaukee; and many friends and associates.
Fred's family has a long history on the near-north side of Chicago, starting in the 1870s when his great-grandfather, 'Captain' James J. Rardon, who captained a Great Lakes three-masted barque in the 1870s, and his wife Hannah then moved to Chicago to enter the commodities business. Rardon's son-in-law, Frederick Dorsey Montgomery, co-founded and was President of Manz Corporation, a printing business that grew into one of the largest printing companies in the Midwest, and his grandson and Fred's father, Frederick Dorsey Montgomery II, was a lifelong resident and businessman in the Chicago area and London.
Fred's family came from all over the country to be by his side during his final hours—in love and in tribute to his impact on their lives. He will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. A private interment with family members present will be held at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago on June 11. A memorial service is planned June 12 at 11 a.m. at The Little Home Church In Wayne. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Fred's name to Alzheimer Disease Research, c/o Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, IL 60506; or the Illinois Math & Science Academy (IMSA.edu), 1500 W Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506.
Fred was the son of Frederick Dorsey Montgomery II and his wife, Blanche Silver of East Orange N.J., and was raised in Lake Forest and Barrington.
He graduated from The Hotchkiss School in 1945 and joined the U.S. Navy to train as an air observer. After the war, he studied at Yale and the Sorbonne in Paris before returning to Chicago to join his father in business. His career evolved into the advertising business with Needam, Louis, and Brorby (now DDB Needham Worldwide), and later Leo Burnett. In the 1970s, he became the president of the Magic Pan Restaurants, a subsidiary of Quaker Oats.
Fred moved his family to San Francisco and grew the Magic Pan from an existing single restaurant there to 110 across the U.S. and Canada and made a well-known success of it. His management style created strong loyalty and devotion from his customers, employees and suppliers that lingers today. Quaker Oats decided to reorganize and close the restaurant business for reasons unrelated to the success of the Magic Pan. Fred created other restaurant concepts—Proud Popover, Engine House Pizza and worked as a consultant to the industry for several years. He then became a securities analyst and adviser, helping a number of clients with their investment portfolios.
Fred married the former Rowena Douglass of Barrington and St. Charles on Sept. 13, 1997, and became a mentor, dad and friend to her children, Hoby (Lyn) of Seattle, Keith (Rita) of Denver, Bruce (Polly) of Boulder, Colo., Kim of Chicago and Jamie of Santa Fe, N.M. Eight grandchildren add life to this group. Fred was married Sept. 9, 1950, to the late Joy Blossom of Chicago. They raised a family in Lake Forest and San Francisco that included Susan Montgomery of Greenbrae, Calif., Carrie Stetson (Steve) of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Ann Gargotto (Chuck) of Englewood, Colo., Elizabeth of Honolulu, and David of New York City, and Brad Greenwood (Warren Clemons), the son of his sister, Lillian Montgomery. From this group there are eight grandchildren. Fred also leaves a sister, Lillian Montgomery, of Fremont, Calif.; and a brother, Harold of Milwaukee; and many friends and associates.
Fred's family has a long history on the near-north side of Chicago, starting in the 1870s when his great-grandfather, 'Captain' James J. Rardon, who captained a Great Lakes three-masted barque in the 1870s, and his wife Hannah then moved to Chicago to enter the commodities business. Rardon's son-in-law, Frederick Dorsey Montgomery, co-founded and was President of Manz Corporation, a printing business that grew into one of the largest printing companies in the Midwest, and his grandson and Fred's father, Frederick Dorsey Montgomery II, was a lifelong resident and businessman in the Chicago area and London.
Fred's family came from all over the country to be by his side during his final hours—in love and in tribute to his impact on their lives. He will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. A private interment with family members present will be held at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago on June 11. A memorial service is planned June 12 at 11 a.m. at The Little Home Church In Wayne. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Fred's name to Alzheimer Disease Research, c/o Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, IL 60506; or the Illinois Math & Science Academy (IMSA.edu), 1500 W Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506.
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