Jon Straus saw his dad at dinner on July 3, 2022. The next day, his father was shot in the street along the Fourth of July Parade in Highland Park.
Now, Jon Straus shares the memory of his father, Stephen, with ABC7 Chicago, and the fortitude it takes to move forward.As soon as he heard the news of shots fired, Jon Straus tried calling his 88-year-old dad, Stephen.
"You can't process something like that. I mean it was like, it was just like an almost like physical impact. It was so bad," Straus said. "The outpouring was just gigantic, and I really felt I needed it you know?" he said. "Just people from all over the country. That support was just, that was huge." And, even in his 80s, "he'd go to the symphony, he'd go to the Art Institute, he'd go to art galleries, he'd do this, he'd do that, just for an 88-year-old it's pretty remarkable."
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