RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Josephine "Jo" Dorothy Minow has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 95; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of her passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Jo is survived by her husband, Newton Baskin, three daughters, Nell, Martha, and Mary, three grandchildren, other family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Jo was born in Chicago to Salem and Bessie Baskin and grew up in the Lakeview neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, She graduated from Nicholas Senn High School and received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Northwestern University in 1948; and
WHEREAS, After college, Jo worked for a year as an assistant to the Advertising Director for the Mandel Brothers Department Store, followed by a year teaching at the Francis W. Parker School; and
WHEREAS, In 1949, she married Newton Minow, who went on to serve as Chairman ofthe Federal Commerce Commission during John F. Kennedy's Administration, followed by a long career at the Sidley Austin Law Firm, where he remains Senior Counsel; and
WHEREAS, In 1958, she joined the Board of Directors ofthe Juvenile Protective Association, which she later led as President from 1973 to 1975; and
WHEREAS, Jo co-chaired the Juvenile Task Force ofthe Chicago Community Trust from 1978 until 1980 and was active in the Cook County Justice for Children Initiative and the Chicago Foundation for Education; and
WHEREAS, Jo was a founding member ofthe Northwestern University's Women's Board in 1978 and sat on many boards, including boards for the University of Chicago and the Field Museum of Natural History; and
WHEREAS, Jo was a longtime trustee of the Ravinia Music Festival, and from 1980 until 1983, she chaired Know Your Chicago, a University of Chicago sponsored group that organizes annual lectures and tours that promote civic awareness and participation; and
WHEREAS, In 1992, Jo published a children's book in verse that she wrote and her son-in-law illustrated, "Marty the Broken Hearted Artichoke"; and
WHEREAS, In 2006, Jo and her husband commissioned the 2006 book "Millennium Park: Creating a Chicago Landmark," which was published by the University of Chicago Press; and
WHEREAS, In 2012, Jo subsequently wrote two more children's books, "Pineapple Pete's Remarkable Feat," which was illustrated by her son-in-law, and "A Light in Every Window," which was illustrated by her granddaughter; and
WHEREAS, In 2013, a school in West Pullman bearing Jesse Owens' name was part of a wave of school closures, and with support from Jo and others, another school building nearby was renamed after Owens; and
WHEREAS, In her later years, Jo continued to focus on social justice. At the age of 85, she co-chaired an event at which she was honored for her longtime support of Chicago's Center on Halsted, which is a community center for the LGBT community; and
WHEREAS, Jo was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Caroline Margaret Mcllyaine Making History Award from the Chicago History Museum in 2018;. and
WHEREAS, To her beloved family, Josephine Minow imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-third day of March, 2022, do hereby commemorate Josephine Minow for her grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to her family; and
![](data:image/png;base64,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)
Edward M. Burke Alderman, 14th Ward
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy ofthis resolution be presented to the family of Josephine Dorothy Minow.