File #: 25-0579    Version: 1 Name: IN MEMORIAM, SCHAUMBURG TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE DIANE DUNHAM
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 12/16/2024 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 12/19/2024 Final action: 12/19/2024
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN MEMORIAM, SCHAUMBURG TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE DIANE DUNHAM WHEREAS, former Schaumburg Township Trustee Diane Dunham immigrated to the U.S. from Poland at the age of 12 with her parents and sisters in 1961; and WHEREAS, as a child under Communist rule in Poland, Diane had watched her father have two businesses taken away from him by the government before the family managed to reach the top of a list allowing their entry into the U.S. after a yearslong wait; and WHEREAS, when her family arrived to the U.S., they only had three large wicker trunks with everything they owned, and they made a new life in Chicago; and WHEREAS, Diane went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lewis University; and WHEREAS, Diane met her husband, Schaumburg senior Village Trustee Geroge Dunham, in 1968, and the two remained married for 52 years; and WHEREAS, Diane went on to hold positions with Exxon/Mobil and Northrop-Grumman i...
Sponsors: KEVIN B. MORRISON, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, JOSINA MORITA, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, MICHAEL SCOTT JR., TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR, STANLEY MOORE
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

IN MEMORIAM, SCHAUMBURG TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE DIANE DUNHAM

WHEREAS, former Schaumburg Township Trustee Diane Dunham immigrated to the U.S. from Poland at the age of 12 with her parents and sisters in 1961; and

WHEREAS, as a child under Communist rule in Poland, Diane had watched her father have two businesses taken away from him by the government before the family managed to reach the top of a list allowing their entry into the U.S. after a yearslong wait; and

WHEREAS, when her family arrived to the U.S., they only had three large wicker trunks with everything they owned, and they made a new life in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Diane went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lewis University; and

WHEREAS, Diane met her husband, Schaumburg senior Village Trustee Geroge Dunham, in 1968, and the two remained married for 52 years; and

WHEREAS, Diane went on to hold positions with Exxon/Mobil and Northrop-Grumman in IT management; and

WHEREAS, Diane's elected service to the community began in 2000 when she was elected as Trustee for Schaumburg Township; and

WHEREAS, she went on to hold the position for 20 years, helping to run a tight financial ship at the township during her years on the board; and

WHEREAS, having lived in two different political systems, the specific community responsibilities of the township proved to be a good fit for her interests; and

WHEREAS, she was known as a voracious reader, very astute when it came to anything financial, and excelled at cutting things down into bare facts; and

WHEREAS, outside of her professional and elected jobs, Diane had a strong interest in gardening, national politics, was lovingly addicted to the Hallmark Channel, and devoted to her daughter Jennifer, husband George, young granddaughter, nieces, and nephews; and

WHEREAS, Diane left us on December 7, 2024, after her battle with cancer; and

WHEREAS, Diane was beloved among family a...

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