John Shedd Reed, a former railroad executive and grandson of a famed Chicago philanthropist, died at home in Lake Forest, Ill., on March 16 at age 90. [His grandfather was John G. Shedd, second President of Marshall Field & Co.. His father was Kersey Coates Reed and his mother was Helen Shedd Reed Keith.]
In 1946, he married Marjorie Lindsay, who has numerous friends and relatives in the Oconomowoc, Chenequa, and Greater Milwaukee area. In 1910, her parents were married at the family house on Pine Lake, where the Reeds celebrated their 60th anniversary in 2006. Mr. Reed rode his bicycle to Hartland to get his newspapers every day.
A childhood passion for trains stayed with him. After graduating from Yale in 1939, Reed took a job in the Santa Fe Railway test department, eventually working his way up to become Chairman and CEO, retiring in 1983.
His railroad career was interrupted by World War II, during which he served as an engineering officer and Executive Officer of the destroyer USS Niblack, seeing combat mostly in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. He was discharged in 1946 as a lieutenant commander and was awarded the Bronze Star.
He was named "Railroad Man of the Year" in 1970 by Modern Railroad Magazine for a career that spanned the great passenger trains, the shift to diesel engines, deregulation, and major mergers. In 1974, after the government-run Amtrak had been operating his beloved deluxe passenger trains, he required them to remove the names "Super Chief" and "Texas Chief" from them as service had fallen below previous standards.
From 1984-1994, Mr. Reed was the President of the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, founded by his grandfather John G. Shedd, and became the first Life Trustee. He excelled as a fundraiser, playing a central role in the creation of the hugely popular Oceanarium wing 17 years ago.
Reed also served on many corporate and civic boards, including Kraft Inc., Premark, The Northern Trust, Lake Forest Library, The Hotchkiss School (CT), Museum of Science and Industry, and the Alliance Francaise.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marjorie Lindsay Reed, daughters Ginevra Reed Ralph and Helen Shedd Reed, sons Lindsay Keith Reed, Peter Shedd Reed, and John Shedd Reed, Jr., plus seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, 700 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Ill.
[Reprinted from http://www.livinglakecountry.com/LakeCountryReporter/Announcements/Story.aspx?storyId=733861. Thank you.]
In 1946, he married Marjorie Lindsay, who has numerous friends and relatives in the Oconomowoc, Chenequa, and Greater Milwaukee area. In 1910, her parents were married at the family house on Pine Lake, where the Reeds celebrated their 60th anniversary in 2006. Mr. Reed rode his bicycle to Hartland to get his newspapers every day.
A childhood passion for trains stayed with him. After graduating from Yale in 1939, Reed took a job in the Santa Fe Railway test department, eventually working his way up to become Chairman and CEO, retiring in 1983.
His railroad career was interrupted by World War II, during which he served as an engineering officer and Executive Officer of the destroyer USS Niblack, seeing combat mostly in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. He was discharged in 1946 as a lieutenant commander and was awarded the Bronze Star.
He was named "Railroad Man of the Year" in 1970 by Modern Railroad Magazine for a career that spanned the great passenger trains, the shift to diesel engines, deregulation, and major mergers. In 1974, after the government-run Amtrak had been operating his beloved deluxe passenger trains, he required them to remove the names "Super Chief" and "Texas Chief" from them as service had fallen below previous standards.
From 1984-1994, Mr. Reed was the President of the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, founded by his grandfather John G. Shedd, and became the first Life Trustee. He excelled as a fundraiser, playing a central role in the creation of the hugely popular Oceanarium wing 17 years ago.
Reed also served on many corporate and civic boards, including Kraft Inc., Premark, The Northern Trust, Lake Forest Library, The Hotchkiss School (CT), Museum of Science and Industry, and the Alliance Francaise.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marjorie Lindsay Reed, daughters Ginevra Reed Ralph and Helen Shedd Reed, sons Lindsay Keith Reed, Peter Shedd Reed, and John Shedd Reed, Jr., plus seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, 700 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Ill.
[Reprinted from http://www.livinglakecountry.com/LakeCountryReporter/Announcements/Story.aspx?storyId=733861. Thank you.]
John Shedd Reed, a former railroad executive and grandson of a famed Chicago philanthropist, died at home in Lake Forest, Ill., on March 16 at age 90. [His grandfather was John G. Shedd, second President of Marshall Field & Co.. His father was Kersey Coates Reed and his mother was Helen Shedd Reed Keith.]
In 1946, he married Marjorie Lindsay, who has numerous friends and relatives in the Oconomowoc, Chenequa, and Greater Milwaukee area. In 1910, her parents were married at the family house on Pine Lake, where the Reeds celebrated their 60th anniversary in 2006. Mr. Reed rode his bicycle to Hartland to get his newspapers every day.
A childhood passion for trains stayed with him. After graduating from Yale in 1939, Reed took a job in the Santa Fe Railway test department, eventually working his way up to become Chairman and CEO, retiring in 1983.
His railroad career was interrupted by World War II, during which he served as an engineering officer and Executive Officer of the destroyer USS Niblack, seeing combat mostly in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. He was discharged in 1946 as a lieutenant commander and was awarded the Bronze Star.
He was named "Railroad Man of the Year" in 1970 by Modern Railroad Magazine for a career that spanned the great passenger trains, the shift to diesel engines, deregulation, and major mergers. In 1974, after the government-run Amtrak had been operating his beloved deluxe passenger trains, he required them to remove the names "Super Chief" and "Texas Chief" from them as service had fallen below previous standards.
From 1984-1994, Mr. Reed was the President of the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, founded by his grandfather John G. Shedd, and became the first Life Trustee. He excelled as a fundraiser, playing a central role in the creation of the hugely popular Oceanarium wing 17 years ago.
Reed also served on many corporate and civic boards, including Kraft Inc., Premark, The Northern Trust, Lake Forest Library, The Hotchkiss School (CT), Museum of Science and Industry, and the Alliance Francaise.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marjorie Lindsay Reed, daughters Ginevra Reed Ralph and Helen Shedd Reed, sons Lindsay Keith Reed, Peter Shedd Reed, and John Shedd Reed, Jr., plus seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, 700 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Ill.
[Reprinted from http://www.livinglakecountry.com/LakeCountryReporter/Announcements/Story.aspx?storyId=733861. Thank you.]
In 1946, he married Marjorie Lindsay, who has numerous friends and relatives in the Oconomowoc, Chenequa, and Greater Milwaukee area. In 1910, her parents were married at the family house on Pine Lake, where the Reeds celebrated their 60th anniversary in 2006. Mr. Reed rode his bicycle to Hartland to get his newspapers every day.
A childhood passion for trains stayed with him. After graduating from Yale in 1939, Reed took a job in the Santa Fe Railway test department, eventually working his way up to become Chairman and CEO, retiring in 1983.
His railroad career was interrupted by World War II, during which he served as an engineering officer and Executive Officer of the destroyer USS Niblack, seeing combat mostly in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. He was discharged in 1946 as a lieutenant commander and was awarded the Bronze Star.
He was named "Railroad Man of the Year" in 1970 by Modern Railroad Magazine for a career that spanned the great passenger trains, the shift to diesel engines, deregulation, and major mergers. In 1974, after the government-run Amtrak had been operating his beloved deluxe passenger trains, he required them to remove the names "Super Chief" and "Texas Chief" from them as service had fallen below previous standards.
From 1984-1994, Mr. Reed was the President of the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, founded by his grandfather John G. Shedd, and became the first Life Trustee. He excelled as a fundraiser, playing a central role in the creation of the hugely popular Oceanarium wing 17 years ago.
Reed also served on many corporate and civic boards, including Kraft Inc., Premark, The Northern Trust, Lake Forest Library, The Hotchkiss School (CT), Museum of Science and Industry, and the Alliance Francaise.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marjorie Lindsay Reed, daughters Ginevra Reed Ralph and Helen Shedd Reed, sons Lindsay Keith Reed, Peter Shedd Reed, and John Shedd Reed, Jr., plus seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, 700 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Ill.
[Reprinted from http://www.livinglakecountry.com/LakeCountryReporter/Announcements/Story.aspx?storyId=733861. Thank you.]
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