Riverside Brookfield High School senior Mayan Covarrubias is hoping for a third straight trip to the Class 2A state meet, this time with some teammates.

On Sept. 18, Covarrubias began the postseason with a new experience – her first individual conference title.

Her 2-over-par 73 won the Upstate Eight Conference Meet Sept. 18 at St. Andrews in West Chicago by two strokes.

Playing previously in the Metro Suburban Conference, Covarrubias was third as a sophomore and second last season.

“It was exciting. I played well, kind of, all through our conference (dual) matches so I knew I had to play at least decent for a chance to win,” Covarrubias said.

“I was just glad that I had a good round and kind of disappointed our team didn’t finish where we wanted.”

The Bulldogs were a close second to South Elgin 356-358 and finished second in the final overall standings after going 7-0-1 in duals.

Sophomore Lucia Vazzana (82) was fourth and junior Taryn Schultz (95) sixth on a scorecard tiebreaker.

All three were among the 10 All-UEC players this season with Covarrubias and Vazzana the No. 1 and 3-point scorers combining dual and UEC Meet results.

In the five-team UEC, teams receive two points for each dual victory while the UEC Meet champion earns three more points than second place. Because the Bulldogs and South Elgin tied their second dual, they only led by two points entering the UEC Meet rather than four.

“I think, in my opinion, we’re the best team in the conference all the way around. We got the short end of the stick just in the points system, losing in the tournament,” Covarrubias said.

“Basically, we would have won first (overall by winning the second dual).”

The Bulldogs play Thursday at the 2A Glenbard East Regional at Glendale Lakes in Glendale Heights with hopes for a top-three team finish to advance to the Hinsdale South Sectional Monday at Carriage Greens in Darien.

RBHS girls swimming and diving

Junior Hailey Vlcek won the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.86) by 1.02 seconds at the Rosary Invitational Saturday and was third in the 100 free (54.57), .88 from first.

Maria Ellis was sixth in the 200 free (2:00.69) and ninth in the 500 free (5:33.55).

The 200 free relay (Kate Ryan, Maggie McCoy, Ellis, Vlcek in 1:45.37) and 400 free relay (Ellis, Vlcek, Emily Baartman, McCoy in 3:49.85) were seventh. McCoy was ninth in the 100 backstroke (season-best 1:05.72).

The Bulldogs (6th, 88 points) added seven personal-best swims.

On Sept. 16, Ellis won the 200 individual medley (2:15.33) by 4.41 seconds and the 100 breaststroke (1:10.65) by 1.20 seconds at the York Invitational. RBHS was fourth (291 points).

McCoy, Ellis and Baartman were third in the 200 free relay with Clare Ruska (1:48.17) and 400 free relay with Caroline Strubbe (3:54.89). McCoy was fifth in the 100 free (58.07) and sixth in the 100 back (1:05.31).

RBHS cross country

The RBHS boys won Harvest Christian Academy’s Midseason Classic Saturday in Elgin by putting their top-five finishers in the top 16 with a 54-second split.

Senior Jack O’Brien’s 16:40.28 for 5,000 meters took second to Aurora Central Catholic senior Patrick Hilby (16:25.49).

Will Kallas (9th, 17:09.90) also was top 10, followed by Diego Lopez-Molina (11th, 17:13.60), Brennan Lester (13th, 17:29.76), Asa Kahle (16th, 17:34.35), Aiden O’Brien (54th, 19:01.16) and Tommy Bogdan (61st, 19:15.01).

The Bulldogs (50 points), ranked No. 20 in Class 3A by ILXCTF.com, won by 30 points over second-place ACC, No. 2 in 1A.

In the girls race, Gianna Gelb (13th, 20:59.18) and Maria Dalton (19th, 21:34.46) were top-20 finishers for the Bulldogs (5th, 165 points), followed by Rebecca Dosek (39th, 23:10.63), Lily Kocourek (51st, 23:45.39), Jorie Eggers (57th, 23:51.20), Mia Alcaraz (71st, 24:40.79) and Elli Barsotti (83rd, 26:10.31).

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The Lyons Township High School boys golf team enters Class 3A postseason play with some momentum.  

The Lions (299) finished second at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division Meet Sept. 19 at Prairie Bluff in Crest Hill with three top-14 individual all-conference medalists.  

Junior Anderson Palm and senior James Frehner (72s) were awarded fourth and fifth, respectively, based on scorecard tiebreakers, and senior Charlie Novak (77) tied for 14th. Senior Kevin Larmon (78) was the fourth counting score, followed by junior Tommy Niemiec (79), freshman Charlie Forrest (80), sophomore Finley Tyrrell (81) and senior Joe Stetler (83). 

The Lions won a fifth-score tiebreaker with Glenbard West for second in finishing behind Hinsdale Central (289). 

The Lions play at the 3A Rolling Meadows Regional at Arlington Lakes Wednesday in Arlington Heights. A top-three team finish earns a berth to the LTHS Sectional Monday at Prairie Bluff. 

LTHS girls golf 

The Lions (349) finished fifth at the West Suburban Conference Meet Sept. 20 at Village Greens and fifth in the final overall standings. 

Three Lions earned top-20 individual all-conference honors.   

Senior Addison Watanabe (80) was awarded seventh on a scorecard tiebreaker and senior Keira Kessler and sophomore Amelia Van Vuren (89s) tied for 20th. Junior Isabella Caulfield (91) was the fourth counting score, followed by junior Isabella Evans (94), and seniors Audra Porter (96), Kayla Sinars (100) and Victoria Halon (104).    

The Lions were edged for fourth with Oak Park and River Forest on a fifth-score tiebreaker. 

The Lions play at the Class 2A Glenbard East Regional Thursday at Glendale Lakes in Glendale Heights with hopes for a top-three team finish to advance to the Hinsdale South Sectional Monday at Carriage Greens in Darien. 

LTHS girls swimming and diving 

Senior Libby Langan shared individual top-scoring honors by contributing to four top-two finishes and the Lions’ 333 points pulled out the Rosary Invitational Saturday by one point over the host Royals. 

Langan, Audrey Cavaliere and Ella Jean Kelly won the 200-yard freestyle relay with Lauren Jablonski (1:38.34) by .09 over Rosary and the 400 free relay with Kylie Thompson (3:34.28) by 3.14 seconds over St. Ignatius. 

Langan won the 50 free (24.93) by .32 and was second in the 100 free (54.15). 

Lindsay Forebaugh won the 500 free (5:15.31) by .80. The 200-medley relay (Thompson, Jablonski, Maeve Collins, Cavaliere in 1:50.27) was second.  

Kelly was third in the 100 breaststroke (personal-best 1:06.37) and fourth in the 200 free (1:58.31). 

Forebaugh (58.29) and Collins (58.80) finished 3-4 in the 100-butterfly. Thompson was fourth in the 500 free (5:18.92). 

LTHS girls tennis 

The Lions went 2-1 at the Lake Forest Quad Saturday, beating Barrington and the host Scouts 4-2 and losing to Glenbrook South 4-2. 

Senior Maddie Rowen and junior Ashley Culin (No. 2 doubles) were 2-1 and freshman Abby Sullivan (No. 1 singles) was 2-0. 

Current season records include Sullivan (10-6), Sofija Grujic (8-6 at No. 2) and Addy Pelling (8-3 at No. 3) in singles and Mia Graziano and Ginny Gibbs (6-11 at No. 1), Rowen and Culin (9-7), Sarah Crowe and Camille Woods (5-6 at No. 3) and Carolina Deuter and Rhia Nagale (7-1 at No. 4) in doubles. 

LTHS cross country 

The LTHS girls, ranked No. 15 in Class 3A by ILXCTF.com, finished seventh at the Palatine Invitational Saturday (239 points) behind five of the six top-ranked 3A teams. 

Senior Julianne Melby was 31st (18:28.35 for 3.0 miles), .84 from the final individual medal. Anna Bylsma (42nd, 18:58.90) and Lauren Bohringer (45th, 19:07.01) also were top-50, followed by Leigh Ferrell (62nd, 19:23.44), Madison Findley (64th, 19:26.36), Kristina Findley (82nd, 19:48.67) and Jenna Lally (99th, 20:04.58).  

For the No. 15 boys, senior Nick Strayer was seventh (16:01.5 for 5,000 meters) at the Culver (Ind.) Academies Invitational Saturday. The Lions (152 points) were fifth, seven points from third. 

Benjamin Wuggazer (30th, 16:46.2), John O’Halloran (36th, 16:57.9), John Barrette (37th, 16:58.7), Maks Waschuk (43rd, 17:00.9), Charles Ciesla (48th, 17:06.7) and Patrick Collins (52nd, 17:13.1) were top 60. 

LTHS girls volleyball 

The Lions (17-3) defeated Wheaton Warrenville South 25-14, 25-16 Sept. 20 and moved to 2-0 in West Suburban Silver play by beating Proviso West 25-7, 25-10 Sept. 19. 

Anabelle Montgomery, Grace Turner and Taylor Carroll (6 kills each), Maggie Kachmarik (6 digs), Kiley Mahoney (4 aces) and Abby Markworth (18 assists, 5 digs, 2 aces) fueled the Lions.

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After suffering a broken collar bone July 20, Lyons Township High School junior Jack Grigus was especially eager for his football season debut Saturday at Proviso West.

“I wanted to make a statement and I think I did that,” Grigus said. 

Grigus couldn’t stop smiling about his 75-yard interception return for a touchdown with 11:46 remaining as the final score in the Lions’ 49-0 West Suburban Conference Silver victory.

Grigus also played offense, returning the opening kickoff and making a 9-yard reception. At safety, Grigus made the big-play interception with a bent arm next to the receiver before quite an impressive return. 

“One of my first years starting on defense, so I wanted to prove to my teammates that I’m back,” Grigus said.

“I’m still happy right now. I broke two tackles and kept running. I had the mindset ‘refuse to lose’ when I got the ball and I think did that.”

Ryan Jackson passed for 183 yards and five touchdowns for the Lions (3-2, 2-1 in Silver). Jackson (857 passing yards, 10 TDs this season) connected with Caleb Greer (5 yards), Tucker King (50 yards), Travis Stamm twice (52 and 9 yards) and Mack Long (8 yards). Teryn Hatter added a 7-yard TD run in the third quarter. 

Only Stamm (3 catches, 66 yards) and Greer previously had scored on varsity. Dylan Rickman (7 carries, 120 yards) and King (2 catches, 74 yards) also contributed.

It was another big day for the starting offensive line of tackles Eddie Tuerk and Tyler Chambers, center Cooper Komsthoeft and guards Danny Zarco and James Hillman.

“All of the guys brought it today, first reps, second reps,” Zarco said. “We really just want to focus on escalating from here, just taking it step by step every day, making sure we’re doing everything right all together.” 

Defensive tackle leaders were Long (6 tackles) and Patrick Cheney (five). Shane Harris had two tackles for loss and Noah Pfafflin, Danny Paulus and Danny Kienzle, one each. Jack Cheney also had an interception and Paulus a fumble recovery.

“[We emphasized] moving forward, discipline, doing their job and executing, pay attention to detail, the small things,” LTHS coach Jon Beutjer said. “We’ve moved on from [a mistake-heavy 13-10 loss at Glenbard West Sept. 16] and learned from that game. That’s what we’re going to keep hammering home. It’s about LT. It’s not about other teams. It’s about what we do and how we prepare and how disciplined we are.” 

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For the second consecutive week, the Riverside Brookfield High School football team had to endure a long and disappointing bus ride home after a trip to the very southern edge of the Chicago metropolitan area, which resulted in a lopsided loss.

A week after falling to state-ranked Kankakee 48-6, the Bulldogs fell to defending Southland Conference Champion and perennial playoff team Crete-Monee, 42-7, Friday night in Crete. Thanks to two second quarter interceptions, by Garret Angshed and Max Almeida, and a third quarter fumble recovery by junior linebacker Max Strong, the Bulldogs kept the game more competitive than against Kankakee and trailed only 21-0 with 3:22 left in the third quarter.

But the Bulldogs couldn’t run the ball or stop the run and their offense was limited to a handful of big passing plays. 

The Bulldogs (3-2, 1-2) avoided a shutout when quarterback Diego Gutierrez connected with tight end Luke Kumskis for a 25-yard scoring pass with 8:19 left in the game to make the score 36-7. Gutierrez hit Kumskis over the middle at about the 10 yard line and the rugged Kumskis broke a tackle and raced into the end zone.

James Espino, subbing for a slightly injured Niamh Larson, converted the extra point.

The touchdown pass completed a two-play, 70-yard drive and was set up by a 45-yard completion by Gutierrez to speedy senior wide receiver Tohma Tucker.

But Gutierrez was running for his life much of the game as the Bulldogs could not generate any consistent offense against Crete-Monee (3-2, 3-0), which has qualified for the state playoffs for 17 consecutive seasons and advanced to the Class 6A quarterfinals last year. 

After playing conference powerhouses on the road, back to back, the rest of regular season looks considerably easier. Friday night the Bulldogs return home to host Thornton (1-4, 1-2) for Homecoming. The four teams left on the regular season schedule have a combined 4-16 record and two are winless, so the Bulldogs route to another playoff berth seems promising.

But after the game RBHS coach Sam Styler wasn’t thinking about upcoming opponents. He was focused on his team.

“We’ve got to get better,” Styler said.

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Riverside Brookfield High School senior Joey Garvey has flourished as a three-sport athlete through hard work and attention to the little things. As a golfer, that means a better short game to assist his best season ever.

“I feel my overall game has improved quite much,” Garvey said. “My putting was always a weak part of my game or not how I wanted it to be, but now it is very consistent. Short game is everything in golf and it helps out a lot to get my putting in a better place.”

The Bulldogs also are in a better place as they prepare for the Class 3A postseason.

On Sept. 19, they clinched their first conference title ever by winning the Metro Suburban Conference meet (342), at a wet and windy Sanctuary in New Lenox, topping host Westmont (355) and Elmwood Park (371).

Junior Josh Udelson was third (11-over-par 83), Garvey and junior Brady McCallum (87) tied for fourth, sophomore Connor Dominick (91) was sixth, and juniors Cal Milchhoefer and Ben O’Brien (95s) shared ninth.

RBHS earned five of the 10 all-conference awards based on dual and conference meet play: Garvey, Udelson, McCallum, Dominick and junior Mike Oppegard. 

Garvey was named co-MVP.

“Yeah, it felt good. Even with a smaller conference this year, winning is still the same,” Garvey responded. 

“Winning is always a positive and even though no one really played as good as they had hoped, we still pulled through and won. It gives us a boost of confidence heading into regionals and sectionals.”

The Bulldogs now go after a top-three finish at the 3A Glenbrook North Regional Wednesday to advance to the Lyons Township Sectional Monday at Prairie Bluff in Crest Hill.

While there are just three teams in this year’s revamped MSC (before the Bulldogs join the Upstate Eight in 2024), they are consistently posting the lowest team scores that RBHS coach Jim Festle can recall in years.

Garvey has qualified individually for sectionals the past two years. Udelson joined him in 2022. Garvey started this season with a first-place 77 at the Reavis Invite, Aug. 10, and has maintained a high level of personal consistency. In nine-hole matches, Garvey has been scoring 37s and 38s.

He’s also a veteran leader for a group that returns McCallum from last year’s regional lineup and has three other seniors.

“I try to make sure everyone is friends with each other and having fun. Golf and sports in general aren’t meant to be stressful, even though it can be at times, so I try to use my experience to calm others down and just have fun and improve,” Garvey said. 

“Our younger class of players has a passion for the game and they love getting better day in and day out. There’s competition and motivation to play your best every day but, most importantly, have fun.”

Garvey is also a reserve guard for the boys basketball team, and he moved into a starting role as shortstop for the baseball team this past spring. 

While he’s in golf mode right now, he notes that he tries to dribble and shoot baskets or play catch with his brother whenever possible.

“Golf is a little different than baseball and basketball in the pace of the game and how much of a mental game it is. Staying in the weight room is a big help for all three sports, and I look forward to getting into the weight room more,” Garvey said. 

“I would say every sport has a mental aspect to it, but golf has the biggest. I’ve seen my golf game grow the biggest mentally and it’s helped a lot. Reading putts, staying calm and thinking through shots. These are all things to think about for 18 holes and 4-6 hours at a time. It’s a mental battle that basketball, especially, has helped me get better at. There are times when you are tired and hurting during a practice when you can’t quit. You’ve got to keep going. To appreciate the sun you have to experience the rain.”

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Junior Tomas Kunickas and his Riverside Brookfield High School boys soccer teammates couldn’t get a break the past three weeks.

So the Bulldogs created their own, Sept. 20.

Kunickas’ free kick into the crease near forward Kenzo DeLemos was deflected by an opposing defender into the goal with just 10:45 left to give the Bulldogs a key 2-1 Metro Suburban Conference victory over Ridgewood.

His free kick was near the 20-yard line near the right sideline.

“I just tried to put it in the box, put something dangerous in there and luck just happened and it went in,” Kunickas said. “I think the defender hit it in. He tried to clear it and he tipped it a little bit.”

The Bulldogs (4-7-1, 1-1-0 in MSC) snapped a six-game losing streak and earned their first September victory.

RBHS hadn’t won since Aug. 29 and had endured a 2-1 overtime loss to Andrew, Aug. 31, for the Reavis Tournament title, a last-minute 2-1 loss to rival Morton, and two 1-0 defeats.

Against Ridgewood, the Bulldogs led 17-9 in shots (8-4 in first half). They especially had momentum after Kunickas scored first with 29:28 left in the first half after Diego Castillo intercepted a clear and quickly passed. 

Surging Ridgewood tied the game with 30:07 to go. The Rebels (7-5-1, 1-1-0) were riding a five-game winning streak.

“I’m very pleased with the team’s composure, even giving up that [tying] goal. We stayed disciplined, continued our game,” RBHS coach Ivek Halic said. “It got chippy at the end but a good game all the way around against a good opponent. They played very, very well.” 

This year’s revamped MSC has home-and-away matches among all four teams. RBHS lost at Elmwood Park 1-0, Sept. 7, but play host to the Tigers on Thursday.

The Bulldogs were last year’s co-champions. They last won back-to-back MSC titles in 2011-12.

“It’s definitely our main goal this year,” Kunickas said. “Losing our first game kind of set us back a little bit, but we’re going to bounce back in every game of conference.”

Standout midfielder Max Swicionis suffered a hip injury on the foul that resulted in Kunickas’ winning free kick and sat out the rest of the game.

“I didn’t see [the winning goal]. I heard it and I saw the end,” Swicionis said. “A little bit of a pick-me-up even though I was in pain.”

Defensively, the Bulldogs remain hopeful for the return of co-captain Liam Hickey, who has yet to return from a stress fracture in his hip.

Hickey was slated to play center back with junior Massimo Franceschina.

He and the Bulldogs were elated by their first home victory in only their second home game. 

“It’s great, especially seeing our fans are here screaming our names, giving us their support, seeing our parents,” Franceschina said.

“These past couple of games, where we’ve been losing, we haven’t been possessing well. We have worked on this in practice a lot and it definitely showed. We were able to possess, play some simple passes to build up to the front, creating more chances for our strikers and midfielders to score.”

On Saturday, the Bulldogs tied Solorio 2-2 with a second-half goal. Kunickas again scored twice, with an assist from Will Sessler, following a first-half penalty kick.

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Despite many new faces, the Riverside Brookfield High School girls volleyball team has quickly found offensive consistency. With senior Annabel Krueger and sophomore Claire Cameron both back, the Bulldogs most often use a 6-2, two-setter offense.

“It just kind of depends on who we’re playing, but most consistently we like to run the 6-2,” RBHS coach Caitlin Staib-Lipinski said. “We’re running a 6-2 because our hitters are doing well. It gives us more opportunities to get people in, but both Annabel and Claire are putting up great balls. And they’ve both worked on their defense, which is huge.” 

Krueger and Cameron, plus junior third-year starting middle hitter Sofia Owens, made the all-tournament team Saturday as the Bulldogs finished fifth at the Rich Township Invitational, beating Argo 25-12, 25-12 in the Silver Division championship match.

RBHS (13-10) beat Rich Township 25-14, 25-15 in the semifinals. In pool play, the Bulldogs lost the Marist JV 25-19, 25-15 and Bradley-Bourbonnais 25-23, 23-25, 15-5 and beat Thornwood 25-8, 25-11.

Over the five matches, Owens (24 kills, 9 aces, 5 blocks), Cameron (59 assists, 10 aces) and Krueger (33 assists, 10 digs, 3 aces) were among the Bulldogs’ leaders.

Owens (7 kills) and Cameron (15 digs, 6 aces) had single-match invite bests against Argo. Other contributions were Kelley Tyler (14 digs, 14 service receptions), Lucy Boyle (8 kills), Elaina Harazin (4 kills), Krueger (4 assists), Owens (3 aces) and Mackenzie Sloger (2 aces).

“I like connecting with all of the hitters,” Cameron said. “I really like [our 6-2] because I get to see all of the hitters and it’s just fun playing with the offense when we get to run it.”

In the Metro Suburban Conference, the Bulldogs are in first at the halfway point at 3-0 after beating Westmont 25-6, 25-10, Sept. 20.

“Things are going well. Our goal is to win conference,” Staib-Lipinski said after that victory. “We’re executing things that we’re doing in practice. We’re working on crossing plays. We’re passing really well. We’re continuing to just better ourselves and not taking anything for granted.”

Cameron (250 assists) and Krueger (115) are getting several hitters the ball.

Owens has 101 kills. Boyle (92) and Sloger (74) also are averaging at least 1.5 kills per set, followed by seniors Addie Blomgren (49) and Emily Organ (36) and Harazin (30).

The balance—and success—should only improve exponentially.

“Our team is definitely different (this season). We almost have like a whole new team. A lot of seniors came out and we have a lot of younger girls,” Krueger said. 

“Playing with new people is always an adjustment. Especially at the beginning of the season, we worked a lot on connections with the middles and just finding out where they want [the ball] and how fast the outsides want it, where they want it.” 

Cameron is approaching the one-year anniversary of her mid-season promotion to varsity.

“I’m used to a lot of [the new varsity] hitters because I was on JV last year, too,” Cameron said. 

The past two seasons, the Bulldogs have owned or shared the best division record in the MSC, which is down to one four-team league this season.

The 2021 Blue Division champions dominated Westmont behind Owens and Harazin (5 kills each), Tyler (7 digs), Krueger (11 assists, 3 aces, 5 digs) and Cameron (9 assists).

“We’re on a road to win conference. It was our goal last year and we fell just short (on a tiebreaker) so I’m hoping we can do it,” Owens said.

“The season’s not even halfway over, so I’m excited to see how much we can still improve as it progresses.”

The Bulldogs also played inspired ball against defending 3A state champion St. Francis but lost 25-22, 15-25, 28-26. Owens had nine kills in 20 attacks and four blocks and Cameron had five of the team’s 14 aces and Boyle had eight digs. Cameron (15) and Krueger (9) tied the team’s single-match high of 24 assists.

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Hushang Jalal Javid, 102, a former resident of Riverside, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday morning, Sept. 16, 2023. He enjoyed excellent health all the days of his life, gradually growing fatigued over his last month. Born on Aug. 10, 1921 in Tehran, Iran, into a loving extended family environment, he was raised in the Baha’i Faith and embraced their emphasis on education, working diligently to be top in his class. In 1943, he traveled to the U.S. for medical studies with eight other Persian youth, including his younger brother Farhang and his cousin. He appreciated the opportunities here and established his life in the U.S., serving his country as a captain in the U.S. Army in Tacoma, Washington, for several years. He was a resident of Riverside from 1957-1971.

He lived his life with intense vigor, compassion for others, selflessness and service in his profession as a pioneer in the field of cardiac surgery. Deeply interested in furthering his field, he continued his education, earning an MS and a PhD at the University of Illinois. As a professor of surgery at the University of Illinois, he was also president of Cardiovascular Surgical Associates at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke Hospital. He invented a device called the Javid shunt, still used today for Carotid Endarterectomy surgery. 

Although actively engaged in a busy surgical practice, he also conducted research and authored many research papers and delivered presentations at professional society meetings, nationally and internationally. He was known for being humble and soft spoken, despite his many accomplishments. His generosity of spirit extended far beyond his immediate circle of peers; many were mentored and served by his wise counsel through the years.

As a family man, he was always available and involved in the lives of his growing family, exuding warmth and good humor, positive beliefs and sterling character traits. Outside his intense professional career, he particularly enjoyed gardening and woodworking hobbies.

Hushang Javid was the husband of Dolores Patricia Higgins Javid, enjoying 72 years of married life together. He was preceded in death by his son Leighton in 2016, and is survived by three daughters, Linette [Daniel] Kuy, Liana [Reza] Dabir, and Laurel [Tom] Dreger, nine grandchildren, and 13 (soon 15) great-grandchildren. 

There will be a private family service on Sept. 23 in Detroit, Michigan.

A memorial service at the Baha’i House of Worship, Wilmette, Illinois, will be held on a date to be announced.

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Emil S. Kostel, 88, of Brookfield, formerly of Nashville, Tennessee and Stickney, died on Sept. 23, 2023 in Berwyn. Born on Dec. 14, 1934, he was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader, was president of the Cantata Resident Board, enjoyed coaching softball, and loved all sports. He worked as an estimator for Ceco Door and Window.

Emil was the husband of the late Carol Ann (nee Lhotka); the father of Donna Kostel and the late Jeff Kostel; grandfather of Ariel O’Brien; brother of the late John (late Emily) Kostelancik; uncle of David (Trish) Kostelancik, Kathy (Jim) Zinsser and Ken (Nancy) Kostelancik; and great-uncle of Tim, Danny and Ben Kostelancik. 

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 3-8 p.m. at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. Desplaines Avenue, North Riverside. Funeral service will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. in the chapel at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, followed by interment at Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park. 

Memorial donations to the Wounded Warrior Project would be appreciated.

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