In Memoriam - Marian Schieber

Dear Colleagues,

It is with sadness that we have learned of the death of Marian Schieber.  Marian served at DePaul from 1965 until her retirement in 1990 from the College of Education.  She passed away on March 19 at the age of 98.  A resident of Evanston, Marian was a life-long parishioner at St. Nicholas Church, a member of the Catholic Women's Club in Evanston, and involved with the local YMCA.  She will be missed by her extensive family and friends.

Visitation will take place on March 24, 9:00 - 10:45 am at Nazarethville, 300 N. River Road, Des Plaines, IL, immediately followed by a funeral mass at 10:45 am at the same location.  Interment following the mass will take place at St. Mary Cemetery, 1835 Waukegan Road, Techny, IL.

Online condolences may be submitted to http://www.donnellanfuneral.com/m/?p=memorial&id=2084740.  Memorial donations are appreciated to Presence Nazarethville Nursing Care, https://www.presencehealth.org/presence-nazarethville-des-plaines-skilled-nursing-care.

Our sympathy goes to the family, friends, and former colleagues who mourn the loss of Marian.  May she rest in peace.

Source: Mission and Ministry, March 23, 2018
Photo source: Staff Emeritus Society Luncheon, November, 2004

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DONNELLAN FAMILY FUNERAL SERVICES Obituary

Marian was born in Caledonia, MN on February 19, 1920. She was the seventh child born to Emilia Koob and John Schieber and had a twin sister, Mary who became Sister Martha after joining the Sisters of St. Agnes. Her father, John died before Marian was born. The family moved to Evanston, IL to get help with the children from Emilia's sisters.

Marian went to St. Nicholas grade school in Evanston and was taught by the Sisters of St. Agnes. She had four brothers and two sisters. Her older sister died in her early 20's from an illness and three of her four brothers started farming and went on to have large families in Oklahoma. Her brother, Anthony stayed in Evanston where he returned from serving in the Army. He married and had eight children.

Marian worked at Lytton's department store, Washington National Insurance Co. and then at DePaul University, where she retired. During this time Marian stayed in the family home and was a caregiver to her mother until her death. Marian was a lifelong parishioner at St. Nicholas Church and served in many capacities there. She was also a member of the Catholic Woman's Club in Evanston and involved at the local YMCA where she took several classes. Marian traveled frequently to New York, Fon-du-Lac, Wisconsin and Oklahoma to see her growing family there. She has many nieces and nephews she enjoyed spending time with. Marian's twin sister, Sister Martha died several years ago after being a nun for 50 years.

After being a caregiver for her mother Marian became a care receiver, she was able to stay in her apartment in Evanston with the help of caregivers for a few years. As her needs changed, it became necessary to have full time care and she lived at the Holy Family Resurrection Nursing home in Des Plaines for two years. When the news came they were closing Marian moved to Nazarethville in Des Plaines on August 8, 2011 where she lived until her death on March 19, 2018.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/marian-schieber-obituary?pid=188508133. Accessed, March 23, 2018

In Memoriam - Robert Brewer

It is with sadness that we have learned of the death of Robert Brewer.  Robert was a retired professor of Psychology, and also a former Associate Dean of Liberal Arts.  He served at DePaul from 1965 until his retirement in 1990.  He passed away on March 16 at the age of 89.  He is survived by his daughter, Christine, his sister, and loving step-family.

Visitation will take place on Wednesday, March 21, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m at First Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL.  There will be a memorial service immediately following at 1:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are appreciated to the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org.  Online condolences may be submitted at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/crystal-lake-il/robert-brewer-7792723.

Our sympathy goes to the family, friends, colleagues, and former students who mourn the loss of Robert.  May he rest in peace.



Source: Mission and Ministry email, March 20, 2018
Photo source: 1980 DePaul Yearbook, Special Collections, DePaul University

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Robert E. Brewer, PhD, 89, of Cary and formerly of Crystal Lake passed away March 16, 2018. He was born November 15, 1928 in Chicago to Cecil and Johanna (Harms) Brewer. Robert was a Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean at DePaul University. He is survived by his daughter, Christine Brewer; his sister, Margaret “Peggy” Kingsley; and loving step-family. There will be a visitation from 12pm to 1pm on Wednesday, March 21 at First Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. There will be a memorial service at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org. Online condolences may be made at www.querhammerandflagg.com.

Source: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/crystal-lake-il/robert-brewer-7792723; accessed March 20, 2018

In Memoriam - Rami Solomonow

Colleagues and Friends,

It is with a heavy heart and tremendous sadness that I write to inform you that Professor Rami Solomonow, a beloved Chicago musician and DePaul faculty member for more than three decades, died yesterday in Evanston. He was 68.

Born in Tel Aviv, less than a year after Israel's founding, Rami played in the young state's youth orchestra, including a tour with famed actor/comedian of the 40's and 50's, Danny Kaye. He served for two years in the Israeli Defense Forces as a medic before studying at the Samuel Rubin Israel Academy of Music - an institution whose founders were all central-European immigrants who had fled to Israel just prior to the outbreak of World War II. Among this core group of founders was Oedoen Partos, Rami's principal teacher. He was also a member of the Israel Chamber Orchestra until 1972 and received prizes in viola and chamber music from the American-Israel Foundation.

In 1973 Rami moved to the US to study with Shmuel Ashkenasi at Northern Illinois University. No more than a year after his arrival in the States, he was appointed principal violist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago - a position he held for more than two decades, only leaving in 1995 to become a founding member of the Chicago String Quartet.

It was in 1981 that Rami joined the faculty of the DePaul University School of Music. While he continued to maintain an impressive performance schedule, he also began to transition his focus to teaching and mentoring young musicians - a role that he took on with incredible seriousness and care. Chair of our Music Performance department, Julie DeRoche eloquently captured his character:

"Rami had a great heart. He was sincere, tough when necessary, and solid - always there doing his work, quietly and with great integrity. He was the ultimate musician, a player of many moods, but a person who acted in the subtle way that often makes for the best artists. He will always be a part of the DePaul School of Music."

As a soloist and member of Chicago Chamber Musicians, Rami performed in the United States, Israel, Japan and South America. It was as a member of the CCM that he was nominated for a Grammy Award for the ensemble's recording of Mozart chamber works for strings and winds. He performed works with Menahem Pressler, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Leonard Rose, Gil Shaham, Shlomo Mintz, Edgar Mayer, Christoph Eschenbach, Midori, Robert McDonald and members of the Guarneri, Borodin and Juilliard Quartets.

For all his artistic accomplishments and incredible virtuosity, Rami will be remembered as an esteemed colleague, a treasured musician, a compassionate mentor and an exemplary friend. His contributions to the DePaul School of Music will be hugely missed.

Warmly,

Ronald Caltabiano
Dean

Funeral information is here: http://chicagojewishfunerals.com/funeral-detail-page/?case=5A734791-FAC9-465B-A8B5-25AF70DAA885

Source: Mission and Ministry email, February 28, 2018
Photo source: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech

Book Club Meeting February 7, 2018

The discussion of The Remains of the Day could only cover a few of the many themes Kazuo Ishiguro presented in his novel. From the personality of Mr. Stevens, who was a precise butler who also read romance novels, and could not understand either himself or bantering; to the description of the British who favored the German establishment in the period between World War I and II, Ishiguro captured the complexities of individuals and cultures in England of these times.  As the world changed around him, Mr. Stevens clung to his ideal of the world as he wished it to be, and presented himself to the reader as he wanted to be seen, while betraying truths of his character unknowingly. The complexity of the story and characters, changing class structures, and the humor and tragedy we saw in the novel provided fodder for our usual lively conversation.

Our next book will be Book of Ages: The Life and Times of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore. Here is a link to a review from the  New York Times. We will meet Wednesday, April 11, in Room 115 of the Richardson Library. Note this is the second Wednesday rather than our usual first Wednesday. Discussion begins at 1:30, with the room open at 1 pm. for anyone who wants to bring in a brown bag lunch. For further information contact Kathryn DeGraff or Helen Marlborough.

We will continue to review the titles on our list for consideration for upcoming discussions. Please let Kathryn, Helen, or anyone else in the group, if you have a favorite book you would like to share with your DES colleagues. As you can tell from the posts, we are interested in a wide range of fiction and non fiction. We enjoy our sessions thoroughly and always have room for more people and more insights.