Community Heroes

"Suddenly they were gone, but gone home"

Kimberly "Kim" Driscoll

United States

Air Force veteran

One of the founding members of the National Women Veterans United

May 11, 1959

April 8, 2010

Into the loving hands of a loving Father.....

ANITA STREETER,

United States Air Force

USAF

NWVU's Honor Guard Captain Sharon Stokes presented the Streeter Family with a Resolution rendering the final salute on Saturday, May 3, 2008. Anita served in the United States Air Force for nine years, and was a gifted and talented musican. She traveled across the United States as a safety officer and Air Force Band member. In her civilian capacity Anita was employed with the Cook County Circuit Court as an Auditor. She loved taking care of her father.

In Memory of Odessa McCarron; who answered the call of America and joined the United States Army, where she served honorably for seven  years; advancing to the rank of Sergeant as a Military Police Investigator and as a member of a Drug Suppression Team, traveling across the United States  including a tour of duty in Germany.

Odessa demonstrated her dedication as an employee of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, where she served faithfully as Secretary for Fifteen and a half years. 

Luzviminda B. Ordonez-Dolar
1945 - 2008
Dr. Luzviminda B. Ordonez-Dolar, known as Dr. Linda Ordonez of Panama City, Fla., passed away Friday, June 20, 2008, in Honolulu while vacationing with her family. She was born in Naic Cavite, Philippines, on Oct. 16, 1945. She was the daughter of Pacita Binato and Emiliano Ordonez. The first and only child to complete college, she was a graduate from Far Eastern University Medical School in the Philippines (1970) and received residency training in internal medicine at Veterans Hospital. In June 1973, Dr. Ordonez and her husband, Jose Dolar, also a physician, along with her first daughter, Naisy, immigrated to the United States. Dr. Ordonez furthered her residency training in pathology at Milwaukee Children's Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis. Four years later, she and her family settled in Chicago, and she gave birth to her second daughter, Josie. From 1979-84, she completed her residency in general and family practice at St. Elizabeth Hospital and worked as an emergency room physician. In 1986, she joined the United States Air Force as a major at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Fla. Upon completion of her active duty commitment in October 1989, she joined the Reserve and started her private practice at the same time. Shortly after, she gave birth to her youngest daughter, Loreal. Since then, she served in the 919th Special Operations Wing as a flight surgeon, chief of staff and chief of aerospace medicine of her squadron. She retired as lieutenant colonel after 20 years of military service in October 2006. Her passion and tireless energy was devoted to healing the sick and her patients' well-being. She volunteered on several medical missions to help the indigent people of Honduras. She gave contributions to many civic and religious organizations and served as a past president of the Filipino-American Association of Bay County. Dr. Ordonez enjoyed traveling with her family, shopping and cooking. She will be missed dearly by all who have known her.

 Victims of Violence

Tinley Park Tragedy

Rhonda McFarland                  

Former nurse practitioner in the Air Force. She was active in her church and community.

NIU Tragedy

Julianna Gehant

Served in the U.S. Army, where she taught construction. She wanted to teach elementary school.

July, 2008 

Holley Wimunc, 24, was commissioned 2nd Lt by the Army Nurse Corps in 2007. Her first duty assignment was at Fort Bragg, NC where she worked in the mother and baby unit at Womack Army Medical Center.

 January, 2008

Camp Lejuene NC Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, of Vandalia, Ohio,

June, 2008

FT Hood Tragedy

Francheska Velez

Chicago, IL

May they Rest in Peace