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Introduction

About the DePaul Emeritus Society

DePaul University values its ongoing connections with its faculty and staff retirees, as it values their past contributions to the university’s mission. The DePaul University Emeritus Society was founded in 2008 with the merger of the Staff Emeritus Society and the Emeritus Professors Association. The Society is sponsored by the University’s Office of Mission and Values.

The purpose of the DePaul Emeritus Society is to provide a means for ongoing connection, communication, and socialization between the university and its emeritus faculty and staff, and between individual retirees whose professional lives were for so many years dedicated to university service.

Photos, events, and information of interest to members of the DePaul Emeritus Society will be posted to this blog. Please take a look, add your comment, offer to be an "author" or just enjoy.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

In Memoriam - Kathy Jones


It is with sadness that we have learned of the death of retiree Kathy Jones. Kathy passed away on November 15 at the age of 68, after a long struggle with dementia. She began her career in the Loop Campus Library's Public Service division in 1976, and over the next 36 years led the effort to streamline the Loop Student Cashier Office, aided in the creation of Organizational Development, created the Purchasing Department, served as Operations Director at the Barat Campus, and was responsible for Loop classroom scheduling. She was the first President of Staff Council and an avid Blue Demons fan. She is survived by her two children, two grandchildren, four siblings, and many extended family and friends.

A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, January 18, 2020, 4 - 8 p.m. at Prairie Bluff Golf Course in Lockport, IL. All are welcome to attend. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are appreciated to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation Foundation (www.alzinfo.org; 110 East 42nd Street, 16th Floor New York, NY 10017) or Journey Care Hospice (www.journeycare.org). Special thanks to the staff at Belmont Village of Oak Park for their compassionate attention and care since 2017.

Our condolences go to the family, friends, and DePaul colleagues who mourn the loss of Kathy. May she rest in peace.

Source: Mission and Ministry email, November 25, 22019
Photo: Elaine Beaudoin, lunch, 2016

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