Weller van Hook
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He was forced out of Northwestern, and by 1911 "...his practise had suffered so severely that he resigned from officership of the Society, to rehabilitate his economy."[http://www.chilit.org/Papers%20by%20author/Maher%20C%20--%20A%20Man%20of%20Good%20Will.pdf] | He was forced out of Northwestern, and by 1911 "...his practise had suffered so severely that he resigned from officership of the Society, to rehabilitate his economy."[http://www.chilit.org/Papers%20by%20author/Maher%20C%20--%20A%20Man%20of%20Good%20Will.pdf] | ||
| − | He carried on a rather limited surgical practice at the South Shore Hospital | + | He carried on a rather limited surgical practice at the South Shore Hospital until at least 1925. He still maintained his faith and interest in the Theosophical Society. "He felt that he had the occult power of being able to communicate with other adept leaders of the faith, and told me he conversed frequently with Annie Besant, then in India."[http://www.chilit.org/Papers%20by%20author/Maher%20C%20--%20A%20Man%20of%20Good%20Will.pdf] |
At the end, he was estranged from his family. His wife was still in England, and his son had renounced Theosophy many years before. [http://www.chilit.org/Papers%20by%20author/Maher%20C%20--%20A%20Man%20of%20Good%20Will.pdf page 23] About 1931, he left Chicago and went to a farm near Coopersville, Illinois, where he spent the remaining two years of his life. Weller van Hook died June 30, 1933 of a stroke, in or near Chicago, Illinois where a brief death notice appeared in the ''Chicago Tribune'' (Jul 2, and Jul 5). His body was cremated, and his funeral supervised by the Masonic Lodge. | At the end, he was estranged from his family. His wife was still in England, and his son had renounced Theosophy many years before. [http://www.chilit.org/Papers%20by%20author/Maher%20C%20--%20A%20Man%20of%20Good%20Will.pdf page 23] About 1931, he left Chicago and went to a farm near Coopersville, Illinois, where he spent the remaining two years of his life. Weller van Hook died June 30, 1933 of a stroke, in or near Chicago, Illinois where a brief death notice appeared in the ''Chicago Tribune'' (Jul 2, and Jul 5). His body was cremated, and his funeral supervised by the Masonic Lodge. | ||
