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“My mother was a great naturalist and a great writer. I wish mom was alive to see this because it may well be the only thing I’ve ever done in
IN MEMORY Jack Ehresman, 87, Illinois’ greatest outdoors writer, died Dec. 30. An original inductee in the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame, Mr. Ehresman covered the outdoors, sometimes with daily columns, for the Peoria Journal Star for 30 years and spread love of Illinois outdoors for decades in national magazines through pen names. Our careers overlapped briefly, but I’m honored to have received some of his memorabilia. Memorial donations may be made to Ducks Unlimited, the American Heart Association or Hooked on Fishing Park in East Peoria. His family plans a celebration of life in the f...