A. Edward Skoog ’53

A. Edward Skoog ’53, of Springfield, Ill.; Jan. 9. After running his own general construction company for more than 15 years, he was an engineer at J.M. Jones Company until his retirement in 1994. He was past president of the Champaign Contractors Assoc. and active in local organizations. He enjoyed playing duplicate bridge and became a Life Master in 2004. A long-suffering Chicago Cubs fan, he attended two World Series games in 1945 and relished the team’s 2016  World Series championship. He is survived by a daughter, two sons, two daughters-in-law, a son-in-law, and six grandchildren.