Background
Larson, Ward Jerome was born on March 3, 1924 in Minneapolis. Son of Philip Jerome and Inez (Sandstrom) Larson.
Larson, Ward Jerome was born on March 3, 1924 in Minneapolis. Son of Philip Jerome and Inez (Sandstrom) Larson.
Bachelor, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, 1948; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1951.
Attorney, First National Bank Chicago, 1951-1956; assistant trust officer, vice president, DuPage Trust Company, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 1956-1962; with, Federal Reserve Bank Chicago, 1962-1980; vice president, general counsel, secretary, Federal Reserve Bank Chicago, 1968; senior vice president, general counsel, secretary, Federal Reserve Bank Chicago, 1970-1980; sole practice law, Glen Ellyn, since 1980. Chairman insurance committee Federal Reserve Banks, 1968-1980. Member administrative board Federal Reserve Employee Benefits System, 1970-1974, vice chairman, 1973-1974.
Member board education School District 41, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 1961-1967, president, 1964-1967. Chairman estate planning committee North Central College, 1962-1968, trustee, 1980-1981, planned giving officer, 1987-1990. Chairman trustees 1st United Methodist Church, Glen Ellyn, 1968-1969, chairman council ministries, 1969-1971, chairman membership commission, 1973-1975, chairman social concerns committee, 1977, membership secretary, 1985-1990, lay leader, 1979, 90-93, 97—.
Lay member annual conference United Methodist Church Northern Illinois, since 1992, member conference council finance and administration, 1992-1997, conference board pensions, since 1998. Board directors, vice president B.R. Ryall Young Men’s Christian Association, Glen Ellyn, 1968-1970. Board directors United Methodist Foundation-North Illinois Conference, 1973-1976.
Member executive committee Chicago chapter March of Dimes, 1978-1980. Member Council Laity Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, 1984-1990. Planned giving consultant Central DuPage Hospital, 1992-1995.
1st lieutenant, infantry, Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, Alumni Association North Central College (director since 1976, secretary 1977-1978, president 1980-1981, national chairman annual fund 1983-1992, Outstanding Alumnus award 1986).
Married Phyllis Jean Lindahl, June 18, 1949. Children— Eric, Peter, David, Barbara.