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“Jerry” Kehoe was everyone’s favorite neighbor and fix-it-guy.
Ward: 38
Alderman: Sposado
Neighborhood: Portage Park
Source
Facebook: For the Love of Jerry
Ivan de Jesus Reyes was born in Chicago and raised in the Pilsen neighborhood who worked as a Senior Pharmacy Technician. He graduated with a degree in Biology which he put to use as a researcher at the University of Illinois, studying plant invasive species which had applications in agriculture and renewable energy. In his community he was known as an active volunteer, a great neighbor, and huge baseball fan. He was a member of the congregation at St. Pius V Catholic Church. His diagnosis with cancer at age 31 did not dampen his outlook on life nor his role as a mentor and volunteer at the local YMCA and Harrison Park.
Alumni:
Cooper Elementary School
Whitney Young High School
Northeastern Illinois University
Ward: 25
Alderman: Byron Sigcho-Lopez
Neighborhood: Pilsen
b. October 3, 1983. Chicago
d. July 12, 2016. Chicago
Emily Beazley was a 12 year old who died following a four year battle with cancer and deeply moved her friends, family, classmates, neighborhood, and Grammy Award Winner Taylor Swift. “Emily’s Entourage” was her purple and green clad fan base which raised money for her care and the establishment of the foundation in her name to find a cure for childhood cancers.
Honorary Chicago Police Officer
Approved: May 2015
Ward: 19
Alderman:
Neighborhood: Mount Greenwood
b. 2002
d. 2015. Age 12. Chicago
Near
Her home
Source
https://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=emily-beazley&pid=174896611
Esther Golar served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2006 until her death in 2015. Esther believed in strong communities and fiercely supported the rights of the elderly, families, and the struggling. She served on committees on a wide range of issues including; education, healthcare, and crime. She was the voice of the 6th District on the Southwest side of Chicago, and sometime she delivered her message on the House floor in song. Before her career in politics she was a community organizer and worked for the Community Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS). She moved to Chicago from Mississippi as a child.
Ward: 20
Alderman: Cochran
Neighborhood: Englewood
b. 1944. Merigold, Mississippi
d. 2015. Age 71.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-state-rep-esther-golar-dies-met-0922-20150921-story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Golar