RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Deborah Boardman has gone to her eternal reward at the age of 57; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of her passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, A talented Chicago artist and educator, Deborah Boardman was the loving wife for 28 years of Joseph Ferguson; and
WHEREAS, Deborah Boardman was raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts and graduated from Mount Holyoke College; and
WHEREAS, Deborah Boardman married her husband in 1987 in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the following year earned a master's in fine arts degree from Tufts University; and
WHEREAS, Deborah Boardman embarked on a career as an educator and taught painting at the University of Iowa from 1989 to 1994; and
WHEREAS, A resident of the Edgewater community, Deborah Boardman joined the faculty ofthe School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1997; and
WHEREAS, Deborah Boardman's 2015 solo exhibition entitled I Can't Go On, I'll Go On at the Experimental Sound Studio Gallery in Ravenswood reflected her courageous struggle with breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her well-established career as an artist, Deborah Boardman exhibited in a wide range of settings, including the Swasti Gallery and the Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts in India, the Heskin Contemporary Art Gallery in New York, the Chicago Cultural Center and the Gahlberg Gallery at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn; and
WHEREAS, The hard work, creativity and dedication of Deborah Boardman serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, Her love of life and ability to live it to the fullest endeared Deborah Boardman 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, Deborah Boardman 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, Deborah Boardman imparts a legacy of faithf...
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