Kjellander, Jason Lee (Jay)

kjellander, jasonJason Lee (Jay) Kjellander, 44, of Elgin, Illinois passed away on April 28, 2015 at Loyola University Hospital in Maywood, Illinois.

He was born in Galesburg on October 17, 1970, the son of Francis Lee and Gwendolyn Marie Kjellander.

A graduate of Abingdon High School, he attended Quincy College in Quincy, Illinois, Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, where he was a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity and graduated from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and Gerontology. He was a mortgage broker for many years, and most currently served as Senior Administrations Adviser for Colorado Technical University.

Jay is survived by his parents, Francis and Gwen Kjellander of Leesburg, Florida, his brothers and sister, Jeffrey (and Nancy) Kjellander of Dekalb, Illinois, Jennifer (and Christopher) Parks of Poughkeepsie, New York, and Joseph Kjellander of Elgin, Illinois. Jay is also survived by his nieces, Jenny Kjellander, Nikki (and Tony) Morales, Allison (and Cindy) Kjellander-Cantu, and Kate Kjellander, grand-nephews Haze, Knox, and Kruz Morales, grand-niece Gwenyth Browne, and Goddaughter, Hannah Alcorn.

He played college football and was an avid sports fan. It was this love of outdoor sports and camping that Jay acquired an amazing abundance of friends that were near and dear to him.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the American Legion Post #381 in Abingdon, Illinois. Another celebration will be held in Elgin, Illinois at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that memorials be made to “4ICU ” Loyola University Hospital, Maywood, Illinois. Hinchliff-Pearson-West Abingdon Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.

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