SR1367 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Kathryn Dooley Dunn, who passed away on June 18, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Kathryn Dunn was born in Chicago on October 29, 1927 to Dr. Harry J. and Marion E. (nee Culhane) Dooley; she graduated from Trinity High School in River Forest at the age of 16 and went on to study at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Terre Haute, Indiana and then at the University of Chicago, where she received a bachelor's degree in interdepartmental pre-medical studies; she had been committed to a life and career of service from an early age; she studied at Loyola University Chicago's Medical School as a graduate student in physiology and met and married fellow medical student, Paul J. Dunn in 1951; and

WHEREAS, Kathryn Dunn and Paul Dunn became active in the Christian Family Movement and served as Chairs of the Pre-Cana programs and on the Board of Directors of the Pre-Cana programs and the Cana Conference of the Archdiocese of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Kathryn Dunn and her husband brought together a group of people and ultimately founded the Alcuin Montessori School in Oak Park in 1961, the second Montessori School in the United States and the first in the Midwest, which has now been operating continuously for 54 years; she was a co-founder and served as Vice-President of the Illinois Montessori Society and was a member of Alcuin's Board of Directors; she also received the American Montessori Society certification as a Montessori Directress; and

WHEREAS, In November of 1964, Kathryn Dunn and her husband purchased a 260-acre working dairy farm in Ferryville, Wisconsin as a vacation home for their still-growing family; the family spent numerous summers at the farm, which the family still owns, and they made the farm their retirement home in 2004, before moving to Viroqua, Wisconsin in 2012; and

WHEREAS, Kathryn and Paul Dunn became interested in the Doman-Delacato method of treating brain-injured children; Paul founded the Chicago Center for the Achievement of Human Potential in 1967 with the help of Motorola CEO Paul Galvin; he served as the Center's Medical Director and Kathryn designed and directed the Center's Visual Motor Integration Program; as part of their work at the Chicago Center, Kathryn and Paul became increasingly interested in integrative, holistic approaches to medicine; in order to pursue these ideas in depth, Paul returned to private practice and, with Kathryn, founded the Center for Integrative Treatment and Biochemical Nutrition in Oak Park, one of the first such practices in Illinois; Kathryn joined the staff of the Center as a Certified Clinical Nutritionist; she also lectured extensively at a number of Midwestern colleges and universities and served as Vice-President of the International and American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists; and

WHEREAS, Kathryn Dunn was preceded in death by her husband, Paul; her parents; and her sister, Marian Sterling; and

WHEREAS, Kathryn Dunn is survived by her 10 children, Chris (Beth) Dunn, Brian (Deb) Dunn, Paul Dunn, Jr., Peter Dunn, Michael Dunn, Mark (Ann) Dunn, John (Alexa) Dunn, Sarah Dunn, Jeff Dunn, and Julie Dunn; her 9 grandchildren, Zeke Dunn, Molly Dunn, Kelly Barnd, Jacob Barnd, Jack Dunn, Patrick Dunn, Katie Dunn, Ian Dunn, and Raleigh Dunn; other relatives; and many friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Kathryn Dooley Dunn, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Kathryn Dunn as an expression of our deepest sympathy.