RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Mrs. Ramute "Ramona" Drutys Wisniewski will retire on June 20, 2017 from Richard Henry Lee Elementary School, located in Chicago's 13th Ward; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this milestone by the Honorable Marty Quinn, Alderman of the 13th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Ramute Drutys Wisniewski was born and raised in Wolverhampton, England. Her parents were both Lithuanians. They immigrated to the United States in 1969 and settled on the Southwest side of Chicago, in Brighton Park; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Drutys Wisniewski was the first in her family to attend college. She received her B.A. degree in Elementary Education in 1972 and her M. Ed. degree in Reading Specialty Education in 1974 from the University of Illinois - Chicago. She also received her M.A. degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University Chicago in 2008; and
WHEREAS, She is married to her husband of 35 years, Henry; the couple lives in West Elsdon, Chicago. They are blessed with two daughters and a son, all of whom are college graduates. Their son and son-in-law both work as Chicago Police Officers; and
WHEREAS, Her career as a teacher began in the Chicago Archdiocese Schools. From 1972 to 1983, she taught at Immaculate Conception School, located on the Southwest side of Chicago, Santa Maria Addolorata School, located on the North side of Chicago, and Saint Daniel the Prophet School, located on the Southwest side of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Drutys Wisniewski began teaching at Richard Henry Lee Elementary School, a Chicago Public School located on the Southwest side of Chicago in 1995. She is known for being a caring and dedicated teacher, truly setting an example of what it means to be an educator; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this twenty-fourth day of May, 2017, do hereby join the Richard Henry Lee Elementary School community in wishing Mrs. Ramute Drutys Wisniewski well wishes in her future endeavors and know that she will be an asset in whatever road she follows.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Mrs. Ramute "Ramona" Drutys Wisniewski as a sign of our respect and admiration for her career as an educator and the immeasurable impact she has had in the community as a whole.
