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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Barbara
4Noel Caldwell, who passed away on July 28, 2018; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell was born in Chicago to Lewis A.H.
6and Alice Jarrells Caldwell on March 23, 1937; she was a member
7of St. Edmund's Episcopal Church and graduated from Hyde Park
8High School; she attended Howard University and then returned
9to Chicago and earned her Bachelor of Science in Teaching from
10the Chicago Teachers College (Chicago State University);
11later, she earned her master's degree in inner city studies
12from Northeastern University; she married Keith Alonzo
13Caldwell in Chicago on October 22, 1960; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell's career in education began at
15the Alexandre Dumas Elementary School, where she implemented a
16closed circuit television educational program/studio; she then
17joined the Walt Disney Magnet School, where she became a pod
18leader in their open classroom curriculum; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell served as president of the
20Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, managing a $3.5 billion budget;
21she was a Diamond Life member of the Delta Sigma Theta
22Sorority, Inc.; she was also a member of the Lake Shore Chapter

 

 

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1of the Chicago Links, Inc., The Mother's Club, the Bronzeville
2Children's Museum, and the St. Mark United Methodist Church;
3she was a board member for a number of organizations; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell was affectionately known as
5"Bobby Links"; she enjoyed dancing, traveling, horseback
6riding, dining out, art collecting, decorating her home, and
7spoiling her family; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell was preceded in death by her
9mother, Alice Jarrells Caldwell; her stepmother, Ruth Stimpson
10Caldwell; her father, Lewis A. H. Caldwell; her sister, Phyllis
11Yvonne; her husband, Keith A. Caldwell; and her second husband,
12Richard Ward; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell is survived by her children, Lori
14Caldwell Valentine (Derryle) and Keith Lewis Caldwell
15(Sheryl); her grandchildren, Derryle Keith Valentine,
16Christopher Caldwell Valentine, Kyra Rene Caldwell, Dorian
17Noel Valentine, and Karson Nicole Caldwell; and numerous
18relatives, friends, neighbors, sorority sisters, and church
19and club members; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
21HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
22mourn the passing of Barbara Noel Caldwell, and extend our

 

 

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1sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew
2and loved her; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Barbara Caldwell as an expression of
5our deepest sympathy.