{"id":2958,"date":"2018-02-20T21:03:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T03:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/?p=2958"},"modified":"2018-02-20T21:03:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T03:03:09","slug":"dr-fred-spurgat-1929-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/?p=2958","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Fred Spurgat 1929-2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By DeAnna Wilson<\/p>\n

Dr. Frederick A. Spurgat was remembered at the Chapel of Our Lord in River Forest, Illinois, on Saturday, February 10, 2018.<\/p>\n

Friends, family, students, and colleagues of Spurgat joined together to celebrate his life after his passing on Wednesday, February 7, 2018.<\/p>\n

The officiant pastor Jeffrey Leininger, university pastor, shared a light-hearted story Eunice (Spurgat\u2019s wife) told him. Spurgat requested that Leininger would help with his funeral service and a<\/p>\n

dded the condition, \u201cBut only if Jeff has time, he\u2019s a pretty busy guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leininger replied back by saying, \u201cYeah, Fred, I\u2019ve got time for your funeral.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leininger shared Spurgat\u2019s life by the numbers showing all his dedication and service to Concordia.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeventy three and a half, the number of years Fred was connected to Concordia starting as a high school freshman in 1944.
\nSixty five, the number of years as a service as a commissioned minister in the Lutheran church.
\nTwenty of those years were in his \u201cretirement.\u201d
\nFifty eight, the number of years of unbroken service on the board of Association of Business Administrators of Christian Colleges. Of which he was a founding member. 58 unbroken years.
\nThis next one was hard to calculate I\u2019ll just say dozens and dozens the number of congregational district synodical boards Fred served or chaired.
\nSeventeen, the number of buildings constructed on this site since Fred first arrived in 1944. We only count the big buildings, not the small ones.
\nSeven, the number of presidents Fred has served \u00a0here.\u201d<\/p>\n

To close out the service the hymn, \u201cO Sacred Head, Now Wounded\u201d \u00a0was sung.<\/p>\n

Be Thou my consolation,
\nmy shield when I must die;
\nRemind me of Thy passion
\nwhen my last hour draws nigh.
\nMine eyes shall then behold Thee,
\nupon Thy cross shall dwell,
\nMy heart by faith enfolds Thee.
\nWho dieth thus dies well (LSB 449).<\/p>\n

After the service, attendees were invited to join the Spurgat family for a reception in the Oak Park-River Forest Room.<\/p>\n

Spurgat was born in 1929 on December 7th. As a high school freshman, he began attending Concordia Teachers College in 1944. He then graduated in 1948 \u00a0and later went on to receive his Bachelor\u2019s Degree in 1952. After receiving his Bachelor’s, he went to Kellogg School of Management and received an MBA in accounting and later received his Ph.D. in Organization Theory. While at Concordia Spurgat taught accounting, music, organizational theory, and economics. Not only was Spurgat a professor, but he also held various titles those including Assistant Business Manager, Business Manager, Director of Food Service, Director of Computer Services, Dean of \u00a0Administration, Vice President of Administration and Finance, and Senior Vice President for Administration. After serving Concordia for 45 years \u00a0(1952-1997), Spurgat retired in 1997. During his retirement, Spurgat received the title Professor Emeritus of Economics and Administration. In 1998 he was awarded the Spurgat Service Building which is also known as the physical plant. From then on he held the title as Special Assistant to the Vice President for Finance\/CFO.<\/p>\n

If you would like to watch the recorded service, it can be viewed on the Concordia University Chicago Archived Live Events.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/livestream.com\/accounts\/1463756\/events\/4448793\/videos\/170046257<\/a><\/p>\n

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be donated to the Frederick and Eunice Spurgat Endowment Fund at Concordia University Chicago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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