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Former CEO of Voices for Illinois Children; appointed by JFK to the Joint Youth Development Committee; Chair Illinois Humanities Council; Trustee University of Chicago; wife of Senator Adlai Stevenson III; mystery novelist.

I used to take energy and health for granted. Now I’ve added an attempt to maintain strength and wits for fear of becoming a greater burden on my children who already pamper me beyond deserving. I want to hear raindrops, feel a breeze on my skin, smell the loam of healthy soil, taste a vine ripened tomato and see the rosy dawn of sunrise, preserving awe, relishing the joys of our senses to appreciate nature’s and human creativity. I believe we thrive best in supportive communities in which love, laughter and shared ideas abound. Such wishes require that we humans protect our environment and our public institutions.

Nancy Stevenson (90)
Nancy Stevenson (90)
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2024