Vincent Anton Malek (1904 - 1990)

Born 6 May 1904 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 4 Jun 1990 at age 86 in Highland Park, Lake, Illinois, United States

Biography

Vincent Anton Malek was born on May 6, 1904 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Frank and Mary Kaspar (or Kasper) Malek. ^[1]

Lasalle Hotel Fire

On June 5, 1946, Vincent Malek was a Fire Captain with the Chicago Fire Department. It is reported that he and 3 men from his company climbed the Madison Street marquee in order to access the 3rd floor, looking for victims and survivors. ^[2]

He died on June 4, 1990. ^[3]

Obituary

Vincent A. Malek , 86, a retired division marshal for the Chicago Fire Department, died Monday in Highland Park Hospital.

For the last 11 years of his career, he commanded a city district that included the Chicago Stadium area from a firehouse at Laflin and Harrison. He retired in 1963 after 33 years of service.

He served in the Navy during World War II.

Mr. Malek , who lived on Chicago's West Side most of his life, had resided in Berwyn recently until he moved to the Deerfield area to be near his family.

Survivors include a daughter, a son, a brother, Fred; a sister, Mildred Woods, and five grandchildren.

Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, 7600 W. Cermak, Forest Park. (Note:obituary edited to remove names of living persons). ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23M-CFYB : 18 May 2016), Vincent Anton Malek, 06 May 1904; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 80757, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "Fire Creates Panic in Loop," The Decatur Review, 5 Jun 1946, p.5, col. 3. Digital images. Newspapers.com, (www.newspapers.com; accessed 19 Jul 2019). Historical newspapers. news clipping.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9W6-2MK : 20 May 2014), Vincent A Malek, 04 Jun 1990; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ "Vincent A. Malek, " The Chicago Sun-Times, 6 Jun 1990, p. 63. Digital text. Newsbank, (infoweb.newsbank.com; accessed 19 Jul 2019). America's Obituaries and Death Notices.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK8K-FPB : accessed 20 July 2019), Vincent Malek in household of Frank Malek, Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1490, sheet 4B, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 282; FHL microfilm 1,374,295.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ7Y-2W2 : accessed 20 July 2019), Vincent Malek in household of Mary Malek, Chicago Ward 34, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States; citing ED 2184, sheet 2B, line 58, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 354; FHL microfilm 1,820,354.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSG4-T1Y : accessed 20 July 2019), Vincent Malek in household of Mary Malek, Chicago (Districts 0751-1000), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 857, sheet 6A, line 6, family 108, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 453; FHL microfilm 2,340,188.
• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJN2-SGPV : 16 May 2014), Vincent A Malek, Residence, Berwyn, Illinois, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.