Leslie George William Wallack, age 76, of Slinger, Wisconsin went home to our Lord, Jesus Christ, Saturday, April 29, 2023 peacefully surrounded by his loving family.
Leslie was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to parents Leslie F. Wallack and Gladys E. (Brunk) Wallack and spent most of his childhood growing up on the northside of Milwaukee. My dad met my mom entering his freshman year in high school, and those two had been together since then, and were able to spend 62+ years together!. The relationship that he had with my mom is a true inspiration to anyone that knew them. No matter the circumstance, no matter anything else, they chose each other.
Over the course of all those years, my dad in most people’s eyes was considered a renaissance man. He loved music and became an expert guitarist over the years. Highlights of those times included performing at Muskego Beach, opening up for mega stars such as James Brown and Aretha Franklin, and establishing friendships that would last a lifetime. My dad was also a master photographer and that passion became his livelihood.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, during my dad’s 40+ years of photography I would say that he has taken over a million pictures. Those pictures became portraits and they ended up in thousands of respective households; they told the stories that he was able to capture. Stories about love; about achievement; about friendships, and in some cases heartbreak. Regardless of what message, these portraits were pure art and during that time he was able to win many state and national awards for his creative abilities.
I would be remiss to not include what impact he had on me. My dad was one of those guys that could fix anything. And if he couldn’t, he would keep going until the problem could be solved. He is the most resilient man I have ever known. He is the most positive thinking man I have ever known. He is the reason as to any of my own personal successes. He gave me his dry sense of humor. He taught me how to be a father. He taught me not to quit. He taught me what it meant to keep your “word.” He was my superman.
Les is survived by his one and only love and wife of 59 years Suzan (Zvara) Wallack; loving and loyal son Jeffrey (Jamie) Wallack, grandsons Alexander Jeffrey Wallack and Parker Stone Wallack of Franklin, Wisconsin; siblings John (Kris) Wallack of Conifer, Colorado and sister Nancy Bloedorn of Lake Mills, Wisconsin; further survived by close family and many, many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leslie and Gladys.
On behalf of my entire family, a very warm and sincere thank you to the ICU medical team at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin. All of these people are true angels and we will never forget the beautiful and loving care that you provided my dad.
Please join us in a Christian celebration of Les’ life that will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2023 beginning with visitation at 1:00 PM with a service to follow at 2:00 PM at Victory of the Lamb Lutheran Church in Franklin, Wisconsin.
In lieu of flowers, our family would appreciate if you considered donating to one of the following great organizations in my dad’s honor: Hungry for Music ~ a non-profit that uses music to transform lives or Operation Smile ~ an organization that provides safe surgeries for families in need.