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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Michael Loria

West Side arts organization reeling after leader Jon Veal dies at 30

Jon Veal co-founded alt_Chicago, an organization that aims to transform communities through art. Veal, 30, passed away suddenly on Dec. 21 from complications due to cardiac arrest. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Jon Veal was, if nothing else, generous. He had a way of making people smile and, when people spoke, giving them his full attention.

Veal, who helped start an organization that aimed to transform Chicago through art, died suddenly last week due to complications from cardiac arrest, according to his family.

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