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Lake Forest Obituary: David Abdallah

Visitation 5-7 pm, Monday, November 5. Memorial service 10:30 am, Tuesday, November 6

David Michael Abdallah passed away at the age of 51 after a courageous battle with cancer in Lake Forest, Illinois on November 1, 2018.

Dave is survived by his wife Julie, son Sam, daughter Katie and his brother Ray. He is preceded in death by his mother Helen, his father Sam, his aunt Betty and his sister Patti.

Dave was born on November 3, 1966 in Santa Monica, California. He graduated with a degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California in 1989 and loved his Trojans. He joined Deloitte & Touche after graduation and was admitted to the partnership in 2000. Dave and Julie married in 1995 and shortly thereafter relocated to Connecticut where Dave entered a management development program at Deloitte. He subsequently worked in the Los Angeles, Detroit, New York and Chicago offices. Dave had a distinguished career and served several of the most important clients of the firm. Dave believed the most significant achievement of his life was the family that he and Julie created and the special bond they had with each other. Dave became an avid golfer as an adult and cherished spending time at Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park, Illinois.

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The family will be receiving visitors on Monday, November 5, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, Illinois. The memorial service is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at St. Patrick’s Church, Lake Forest, Illinois. Info: Wenban Funeral Home (847) 234-0022 or www.wenbanfh.com

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