In Memory of Verne Churchill, Jr. ’54

Verne B. Churchill Jr., an influential marketing executive and generous, larger-than-life family man of many talents, died peacefully Thursday at North Shore Evanston Hospital after various illnesses. He was 87. Born in Chicago and a 60-year resident of Northbrook, Churchill was best known in his career as President, CEO, and later Board Chairman of Market Facts, Inc., an Arlington Heights-based marketing, research and information firm.