Walter Bajek Obituary

Walter A. Bajek, age 80, of Lombard, died March 2 at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, Elmhurst, Illinois. Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 4 from 2 to 9 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard. Funeral Service will be held Thursday, March 5 with prayers at 9:30 AM from Brust Funeral Home to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, for 10:00 AM Mass. Interment will be at Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, Illinois. Mr. Bajek is survived by his wife, Rosemary, nee Hackworth; two daughters, Amanda "Mandy" (Steven) Harnack of Glen Ellyn, and Elizabeth "Betsy" Bajek of Lombard; three grandchildren, Ariel and Aaron Basham of Lombard, and Serena Harnack of Glen Ellyn; and his brother, Robert (Anne) of Channahon, Illinois. Mr. Bajek was a resident of Lombard for 54 years. He was a Veteran having served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1953 to 1955. Mr. Bajek was in the 101st Airborne and moved to the Chemical Warfare Unit. Mr. Bajek was a graduate of IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology) with his BS and MS in Engineering. He had retired after 50 years as a Chemical Engineer for UOP/Honeywell, Inc. in Des Plaines, retiring in 1999. Mr. Bajek had over 40 Patents for UOP and received various awards for his work here and in England. He was a member of the American Petroleum Institute and IMEKO. Mr. Bajek was a Past President of the Lombard Lion's Club. He was a Fourth Degree Member of the Knights of Columbus - Father Boecker Council. Mr. Bajek was a violinist and past President and Fellow of ISA Instrument Society of America. He won the Sperry Award of ISA. Mr. Bajek had traveled widely covering 5 continents. He was an Usher at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lombard for 40 years. In Lieu of Flowers, Memorials to the Lombard Lions Club, Post Office Box 431, Lombard, Illinois 60148 or the Community School of the Arts, 501 College Avenue, Wheaton, Illinois 60187 or Sacred Heart Building Fund Our Generation Gift, 114 South Elizabeth, Lombard, Illinois 60148 would be appreciated. Arrangements made by Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard. 630-629-0094