SR2079 Summary

• Senate resolution honoring Barbara Noel Caldwell of Chicago, who died on July 28, 2018

• Caldwell was born March 23, 1937, earned a Bachelor of Science in Teaching from Chicago Teachers College and a master's degree in Inner City Studies from Northeastern University

• Caldwell had a career in Chicago Public Schools including implementing a Closed Circuit Television education program at Alexandre Dumas Elementary and serving as a pod leader at Walt Disney Magnet School

• Caldwell served as President of the Chicago Teachers Pension & Retirement Fund managing a $3.5 million budget and was a founding member of multiple community organizations including the LakeShore Chapter of Chicago Links, Inc. and the Bronzeville Children's Museum

• Senate extends condolences to Caldwell's surviving children, grandchildren, and extended family and directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to her family