Rosalyn L Olian

Rosalyn L. Olian, nee Lucas, 89, passed away February 27, 2012. Loving mother of Irwin A., Jr. (Claire Donnelly) Olian, Catherine H. Olian (Robert G. Anderson, Jr.) and Mary E. Olian (J. Barry Livingston); cherished grandmother of Kimberly O. Anderson, Robert G. Anderson III, William H. Livingston IV and Vera A. Anderson; dear sister of Marilyn Mann; fond aunt of Pat and Jimmy (Nina) Mann, Tom and Larry (Barbara) Kirshbaum; former wife of George Theodoridis and the late Irwin A. Olian, Sr. Mrs. Olian received her BA from University of Chicago, her MA from Boston University and spent much of her life as a teacher and guidance counselor at schools, including Latin School of Chicago, Stoneham High School in Massachusetts, Chicago’s Columbia College and throughout the Chicago Public Schools system, where she changed the lives of countless students over the decades. She was a world traveler and enjoyed an active life in Sun Valley, Idaho for a dozen years. A funeral service will be held Friday, March 2, at 2:00 p.m. at Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, 190 E. Delaware Place, Chicago. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Rosalyn L. Olian to: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604; or MD Anderson Cancer Center, PO Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486. Arrangements under the direction of Drake & Son Funeral Home, Chicago, Illinois, 773-561-6874.