LEON MCNAIR SERVICE INFORMATION

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DSC05506 IGHOF sign DSDSC05488 Leon McNair highway with Tom Cross DS  THE ILLINOIS GOLF HALL OF FAME and Class of 2015 Inductee Leon McNair. (R) McNair receives street sign naming a stretch of road in front of Fox Bend Golf Club in Oswego, Leon McNair Highway.

Long time Illinois PGA professional Leon McNair passed away Monday at age 75. McNair had fought ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Just last October McNair was inducted to the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2015.

His wake will be Sunday starting at 2 PM, at the Dunn Family Funeral Home, 1801 Douglas Rd. in Oswego. His funeral will be held on Monday July 11th, starting at 11 Am at the St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 551 Boulder Hill Pass in Oswego.

For more details on McNair’s life and career. Please visit Tim Cronin’s Illinoisgolfer.net.

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Rory spent over 8 years growing up working at Rob Roy Golf Club in Prospect Hts.IL, then two years at Chevy Chase in Wheeling. He has covered golf in Chicago since 1986. Rory was one of the initial members of WSCR all-sports radio Chicago and covered golf there for 5 seasons, before moving on to work for ESPN/Sportsticker and ESPN Radio. In addition to hosting Golfers on Golf Radio on WCPT AM820 Chicago, he writes for both the Chicago District (CDGA) Magazine, and formerly Chicagoland Golf. Rory has played over 525 courses in 39 states, and rates golf courses. He does golf course management and communications consulting, within the golf industry.