Edward Allen Treichel passed away peacefully on September 17th at the age of 80. Preceded in death by his wife Petra (Kage) in September 2016, Ed is survived by his son Jeffrey (Alma) and daughter Alexa (Paresh) Makan, 5 granddaughters Heidi Treichel, Haley Treichel, Hannah Treichel, Anika Makan and Lena Makan, brother Dennis (Joanne) and nieces and nephew. Born in Melrose Park in 1943, Edward was a long-term resident of Chicago and then Hinsdale for the past 34 years.  Edward earned his B.B.A, M.A. and Ph.D. in Finance and Monetary Economics at the University of Iowa, and he spent 10 years teaching at his alma mater and the University of Maryland.  It was at the U of M that Ed met the love of his life, Petra. From 1987 through 2001 he served as Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer of Van Kampen Management Inc. He then co-founded and led McDonnell Investment LLC, a fixed income management firm with $12 billion in assets under management, as President & CEO until 2015 and through the firm’s acquisition by Natixis Global Asset Management. Once a world little league champion and the smallest player on the Proviso East basketball team, he loved (but was often frustrated) rooting for his Chicago sports teams.  Ed also loved to be present at Jeffrey’s hockey games and music gigs and would routinely wake up at 4:30 am to drive Alexa to figure skating practice before school.  As his kids grew, Ed enjoyed being able to watch Jeff’s own family grow and recalled one of his happiest memories was Alexa legally buying him a beer at the Los Angeles Coliseum while her USC Trojans walloped Notre Dame.  An unseeming accordion virtuoso and state finalist, Edward was multi-talented and eclectic; he enjoyed many trips to Germany to visit with Petra’s family, to London where he worked for several years through Continental Illinois National Bank, as well as France and Croatia. He was equally content walking the pier in Huntington Beach, catching blue gills in Wisconsin and especially tending to his backyard in Hinsdale with Mozart or Vivaldi blasting. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 30th at 11am at Adolf and Powell Funeral Home, 7000 S Madison St. Willowbrook, IL 60527