Lake Bluff Obituary: M. Gordon Lackie, 93

From the Lackie Family:

Melville Gordon Lackie, 93, of Lake Bluff, Illinois, died Saturday July 6, 2019. Gordon was deeply loved by many children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sisters and other family. Born June 20, 1926, in Lake Forest, Illinois, he was the son of Melville C. and Katherine Lackie, and the brother of Anne Andersen and Joan Lackie (both surviving). He is the beloved father of Mel, Scott (Lura), Jeff (Ann), Robert (Lucy) and Lori Lackie Lemme, their mother being Patricia Giertsen Bruce, and the beloved stepfather of John(Jill) Burchmore and Anne Burchmore Mies(Jeff), their mother being Lynn Burchmore Lackie (now deceased).

He was most recently married to Marilyn Monroe Lackie, who preceded him in death in 2011. He is the grandfather to Elizabeth (Christian) Iantoni, Timothy(Bridget), Christopher, Evan, Kathryn, David Lackie and Jessica(Lucas) Weis. His great-grandchildren are Anna, Luca, Jane and George.

Gordon attended Lake Forest High School, playing both football and track. He graduated from LFHS in 1944 and enlisted in the United States Navy that summer. He was discharged in 1946, serving stateside. He then attended Carleton College and graduated from Lake Forest College in 1949. Gordon was a member of the Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff, and an active member of the Lake Bluff chapter of Kiwanis for decades.

He is fondly remembered by many for flipping his signature pancakes each Fourth of July in Lake Bluff at the annual Kiwanis breakfast. Gordon worked in real estate all of his adult life, most recently at Griffith, Grant and Lackie, retiring from there as Chairman in 2000. He joined the firm when it was known as John Griffith Realty, which had been established in 1903 by his uncle, John Griffith. Gordon was forever appreciative of his family and friends, and let them know it whenever he got together with them. He has left a rich legacy, and his family deeply miss him.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, July 24th at 11:00 AM, at the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel at 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, IL, the Rev. Dr. Thomas Dickelman officiating. A pre-service reception will be held at 9:30 AM, next to the Chapel at Reid Hall, on the campus of Lake Forest College. In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff.