The yellow card featured a photo of Pradel on the front and on the back was written, “You are my friend who loves the City of Naperville,” followed by his signature, the words Mayor, “Officer Friendly” and “You’ve got a friend in me” and a smiley face. George Pradel, Naperville's longest-serving mayor, died Sept. “He let people know Naperville was a special place for amazing people.” He made everybody feel special,” Wintermute said. “George was vivacious and had a profound ability for remembering names. Pradel was “a delight” and always had a positive and uplifting attitude, said Terri Wintermute, a Plainfield resident and former Will County Board member. Honor guard members stood on both ends of Pradel’s casket as his children George, Carol and Gary received visitors on the dais. “He had so much energy, and the kids just loved him.”Ī slideshow with pictures and video clips from Pradel’s life - showing him as a member of the Naperville Police Department, working at Naperville’s Safety Town, dancing with kids and by himself among a crowd of people, posing with his children and his late wife Pat, and even donning a wig - played on loop in council chambers. He was everywhere,” Naperville resident Julie Rayburn said. “He always came to my children’s schools, he even came to my daughter’s Girl Scout initiation. Marine Corps for three years, as a Naperville police officer for 29 years, as Naperville’s mayor for 20 years and as mayor emeritus for three years - were exchanged, many evoking as many smiles or laughs as tears.
As young and old, residents and nonresidents alike waited in line, stories of Pradel - who served with the U.S.
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