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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.