LGBA Presidents Unite as Clipper Ship Owner Sets Sail

Western Springs resident Bert Jacobs has been running the Clipper Ship Gallery in La Grange since 1987, but he's now setting sails and closing the business.

Over that time there have been many presidents of the La Grange Business Association, Jacobs being one of them, and on Wednesday 10 gathered to wish him well. 

The former LGBA presidents included:

• Bert Jacobs, Clipper Ship Gallery 
• Steve Jasinski, Baird & Warner (and current LGBA president)
• Ryan Williamson, Horizon Wealth Management
• Michael LaPidus, Q BBQ
• Mick Pinkney, Complete Rehabilitation
• Jerry Burjan, Burcor Properties
• Steve Palmer, Palmer Place
• Dean Rouso, Baird & Warner
• Paul Guagenti, Republic Bank

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Others were invited but couldn't attend, including Steve Pleimling, Mark Reich, Tom Fey and Honor Lorenzini. 

"The village has seen lots of growth because of you, Bert, and all the past presidents," LGBA director Nancy Cummings said. 

Community members gathered at Palmer's to toast Jacobs and enjoy a cake that showed a print of one of the Charles Vickery paintings the Clipper Ship Gallery was so well known for. Jacobs cut the cake but avoided slicing into the print.

"That would be like sacrilege, wouldn't it?" he said, laughing. 

I had a great conversation with Jacobs in April, when he announced he was closing. Read that full article here: Clipper Ship Gallery Closing in La Grange After 30+ Years

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