RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Nancy Waller Nadler has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 88; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of her passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Waller Nadler was the loving wife of Charles; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Waller Nadler was the much-adored mother of Charles, Jr., Carrie, and Robert and the grandmother of eight to whom she imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that she possessed in abundance; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Waller Nadler enjoyed a long and highly successful tenure as President of the Women's Board of the Art Institute of Chicago, and was a founding member and President of the Women's Board of the Field Museum; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Waller Nadler was a board member of American Friends of Versailles and Chairman of Light Up Chicago under Mayor Jane Byrne; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Waller Nadler was a founding member of the Joffrey Ballet Women's Board as well as a member of the Chicago Child Care Society, the Guild of the Chicago Historical Society, and the Chicago Public School Art Society; and
WHEREAS, Trained in zoology, Nancy Waller Nadler assisted on research collecting trips to study the chromosomal evolution of arctic and subarctic mammals, including expeditions to Alaska, Canada, and Iran, and six trips to the U.S.S.R. as part of the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences Agreement to collect mammals in Siberia; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Waller Nadler has a subspecies of ground squirrel named after her, Spermophilus mollis nancyae; and
WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Nancy Waller Nadler serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, Her love of life and ability to live it to the fullest endeared Nancy Waller Nadler to her family members, friends and all who knew her, and enabled her to enrich their lives in ways they will never forget; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Waller Nadler was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by her many relatives, friends and admirers; and
WHEREAS, To her beloved family, Nancy Waller Nadler 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-fifth day of July, 2018, do hereby commemorate Nancy Waller Nadler for her grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to her family; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Nancy Waller Nadler.
