He needed to be remembered : Elgin woman establishing ECC scholarship to honor husband Alicia Delgado-Lutz of Elgin wants to honor her late husband, Tom, by creating an automotive scholarship in his name at Elgin Community College. Tom Lutz worked for the city of Elgin in the sewer department. Courtesy of Alicia Delgado-Lutz Tom Lutz worked for the city of Elgin in the sewer department for 21 years before dying of leukemia last year at age 58. Courtesy of Alicia Delgado-Lutz Tom Lutz loved muscle cars and had two that he took to car shows and spent hours working on in his garage. Lutz worked for the city of Elgin in the sewer department for 21 years before he died of leukemia last year at age 58.