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Birth:          1928 Bridgeport, Conn.
Death:          27 Sep 1994 Lincolnshire, Lake Co., Ill.

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1930 in Bridgeport, Conn.
1940 in Bridgeport, Conn.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/taft-school/featured/4
By Kenan Heise, Tribune Staff Writer | October 1, 1994
Donald Hutchinson Choate, 65, a former senior vice president of Northern Trust Co., 
retired early to devote himself to his interests in theater, the environment and 
community mental health. A resident of Lincolnshire, he died Tuesday at home. Mr. 
Choate graduated from the Taft School in Waterbury, Conn., and from Yale University. 
He joined Northern Trust in 1950 and retired in 1986 as assistant secretary of 
Northern Trust. "He saw that some people in the generation before him at the bank 
had not been prepared for retirement," his son-in-law, Alan Wolf, said.
12 Sep 1954 Bridgeport (Conn) Telegram
grad Taft School, Watertown, Conn, Yale Univ, erved with Armed Forces in Korea
Chicago Tribune (IL) — October 1, 1994
Donald Hutchinson Choate, 65, a former senior vice president of Northern Trust Co., 
retired early to devote himself to his interests in theater, the environment and 
community mental health. 

 A resident of Lincolnshire, he died Tuesday at home. 

 Mr. Choate graduated from the Taft School in Waterbury, Conn., and from Yale 
University. He joined Northern Trust in 1950 and retired in 1986 as assistant secretary 
of Northern Trust 

 "He saw that some people in the generation before him at the bank had not been 
prepared for retirement," his son-in-law, Alan Wolf, said. 

 "He was interested in life in general and he decided he would retire and become more 
involved in the specific things which he greatly cared about." 

 Mr. Choate served as president of the board of the Counseling Center of Lake View 
from 1987 to 1991. 

 He was on the board of Wisdom Bridge Theater and had served as its treasurer. 

 He also served for almost 10 years as steward of St. Francis Woods in Libertyville. 

 The Nature Conservancy, which acquires land to return it to or preserve it in its 
natural state, appoints stewards for lands to oversee them, coordinate volunteers 
working on them and, when necessary, conduct controlled burnings for prairie lands. 

 Survivors include his wife, Sidney; three daughters, Annie, Susan Wolf and Elizabeth 
Dicker; seven grandchildren; and two sisters. 

 Memorial services for Mr. Choate will be private 
Chicago Tribune (IL) — October 1, 1994 

Parents
CHOATE Donald Hutchinson (16 Feb 1894 - 26 Dec 1954)
BROWN Carolyn (12 Dec 1895 - Jan 1977)

Siblings
CHOATE Ann Hutchinson (14 Feb 1920 - 28 Nov 2007)
CHOATE Martha Haskins (15 Feb 1922 - 1 Mar 2012)
CHOATE Donald Hutchinson (1928 - 27 Sep 1994)

Marriage To STECK Sidney Ann (24 Aug 1928 - 12 May 2013)
    m. 11 Sep 1954 Owosso, Mich.

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Parents
STECK Henry Hayden ()
SIDNEY Margaret ()

Children by STECK Sidney Ann 24 Aug 1928 - 12 May 2013
CHOATE Ann ()
CHOATE Susan ()
CHOATE Elizabeth ("Liz") ()

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