Stephen Straus, 88, of Highland Park, Illinois, was killed on July 4, 2022, when a lone gunman opened fire on the city’s Fourth of July parade from a rooftop. A longtime financial adviser who still commuted to downtown Chicago, Straus was remembered by his family as warm, playful, and deeply engaged with the arts and his community—regularly visiting the Art Institute, attending symphonies, and taking daily walks or bike rides.

He was one of seven people killed and more than three dozen wounded in the attack. His sons, Jonathan and Peter, spoke at his funeral at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston, recalling his humor, quirky habits, and the close relationship Jonathan described as losing his best friend ever. The suspect, Robert E. Crimo III, 21, was arrested shortly after and charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder, including Straus’s.

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