Arthur Salzman of Skokie, a former longtime resident of Arlington Heights and a retired pharmacist, died Monday, Feb. 12, while on vacation in Ft. Lauderdale. Mr. Salzman served as a quartermaster in the Army during World War II. After his military service, Mr. Salzman returned to Chicago and began working as a soda clerk at Walgreens in Chicago. At the same time, he obtained a bachelor of science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and began his career as a Walgreens pharmacist in 1951. Mr. Salzman worked as a pharmacist for a variety of Walgreens stores in the Chicago area. He retired in 1988 and later moved to Skokie. During his retirement, Mr. Salzman was active in the Kirschenbaum-Silver Jewish War Veterans Post 282 in Park Ridge, of which he served as post commander during the 1990s. He also served as commander of the Illinois Jewish War Veterans during the 1990s. Through his involvement with the JWV, Mr. Salzman volunteered at the Hines Veterans Administration Hospital and at the Great Lakes Naval Chapel. “I could always count on Art to be at Friday night services at the Naval chapel,” said Jerry Berns, commander of Post 282, who added that Mr. Salzman helped set up refreshments for recruits. He is survived by his wife, Annette; two sons, Robert and Steven; a daughter, Dianna-Lynne Lane; two sisters, Winnifred Plesofsky and Betty Filerman; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in The Weinstein Family Services Wilmette Chapel, 111 Skokie Blvd., Wilmette.
