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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Catherine Wells of Chicago; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Catherine Wells was a lifelong Chicagoan; as a
5child, she lived in the Austin area and attended Leslie Lewis
6Elementary School and Providence High School; she subsequently
7graduated from Chicago Teachers College and received her
8master's degree and her doctorate from Loyola University; and
 
9    WHEREAS, After graduating from college, Catherine Wells
10began working at Schmidt School as a teacher librarian; she
11subsequently worked as a counselor at Louisa May Alcott School,
12where she was picked to serve as an assistant principal on
13March 24, 1971; on April 9, 1973, she was appointed to serve as
14principal of the James D. Farnsworth Elementary School, where
15she worked for almost 38 years; during her tenure at James D.
16Farnsworth Elementary School, she earned a great reputation for
17her commitment to excellence and her helpful nature; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Catherine Wells received numerous awards during
19her career, including the prestigious Whitman Award for
20Excellence in Education Management; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Catherine Wells enjoyed traveling all over the

 

 

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1world; she was a person of great faith and attended daily Mass
2at the Queen of All Saints Basilica; she also served as a
3Eucharistic Minister at the parish; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
6her family and friends, the passing of Catherine Wells; and be
7it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Catherine Wells as an expression of
10our sympathy.