Alton John McArdle Jr

December 30, 1942 - April 11, 2019

Alton John “Al” McArdle, Jr. “Mac” Age 76, of Blue Island, IL, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019. A native of New Orleans, LA, Al graduated from Louisiana State University in 1964. Al’s civil engineering career covered over 40 years beginning in Louisiana with the majority of time in the Chicago area for bridges, roads, and skyscrapers. He was proud to have his son Shawn, also in engineering, work with him. Al’s passion for flying airplanes spanned across the decades and his greatest joy was having his grandson William help him in the right seat. In his later years he raced his Corvettes across the regions in autocross and high speed racing. He always had time to help a friend, a ready smile, and for decades fix the neighborhood children’s bikes. He is survived by his Beloved Karen (Irvin) McArdle, his son, Shawn P. (Jillian) McArdle; grandson, William P. McArdle; daughter, Angela (McArdle) Dedin; son Anthony "Tony" McArdle; and step-daughter Lorah McArdle Gross. He is also survived by his sisters, Lois McArdle, Kathleen McArdle Johnson, Erin McArdle (Wes) Thomas, and Bridget (Lowell) McArdle Dressel; as well as his uncle and aunt, Louis and Anna Mae Noustens; along with loved nieces, nephews, and cousins. Private cremation was accorded. Memorial donations in Al’s honor may be sent to National Corvette Museum, 350 Corvette Drive, Bowling Green, KY 42101 or http://www.corvettemuseum.org/support/give-now/ For more information and to visit his online guestbook, please log on to www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com or find us on Facebook.