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Rosemary Clare Baldwin
Of Arlington Heights
Rosemary Clare Baldwin was born November 12, 1960, in Spring Valley,
Illinois, to James Francis and Charlotte (nee Safranske) Martin. She
died on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at her home in Arlington Heights,
Illinois.
Rosie was passionate about her family. She championed the interests of
her husband and their three daughters, cheering them on in all their
activities, including soccer, taekwondo and Girl Scouts, and loved the
family RV trips. She was was active in the Greenbrier PTA rewarding
volunteer parents and as a room mom, the Thomas Middle School PTA
running the Parent-to-Parent Information Program where experienced
parents link with 6th grade parents, Co-Chair of the Arlington Heights
Council of PTAs Scholarship Selection Committee, which provides funds
directly to high-achieving high school seniors who had attended District
25 schools,and the Grant Review Committee for ABC/25 Foundation. She was
an avid genealogist, and she also loved to organize events that helped
bring family and friends together, whether it was a trip to the Baldwin
summer home in Galway, N.Y., or dinner in her kitchen. Rosie cared about
people in need, coordinating charity events and encouraging her
daughters to do the same. Rosie did not seek the spotlight; she used her
light to help others shine. Her kind heart, generosity, sense of humor,
always ready ear, and profound sense that every person mattered are an
inspiration.
Rosie is survived by her beloved husband, Benjamin G. Baldwin III, and
their children, Hannah Rachel, Madeleine Claire, and Lara Isabelle; her
siblings, Michael L. (Jody) Martin, Holly M. (Gary B.) Townsend, and
Brian P. (Chris) Martin; her sister-in-law, Kathleen Martin; and their
children and grandchildren. She is also survived by her in-laws,
parents, Maureen M. and Ben G. Baldwin Jr.; and their children, Peter
(Susie) Baldwin; Katie (Doug) Leipprandt; Michael (Karen) Baldwin; and
their children.
Rosie was preceded in death by her parents, her brother James F. Martin,
and her nephew Michael Martin.
Memorial visitation is from 4-9 p.m., Friday, June 11, 2010, at the
Glueckert Funeral Home, 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd. (four blocks south
of Palatine Rd.), Arlington Heights, and Saturday, June 12, 2010, at St.
Edna Catholic Church, 2525 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights,
from 9 a.m. until the time of the Memorial Mass at 10 a.m. Interment is
private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to "Rosie’s
Lemon-Aid Stand Against Lung Cancer," 1518 W. Suffield Ct., Arlington
Heights, IL, 60004, or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St.
Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 (www.stjude.org).
Glueckert Funeral Home
(847) 253-0168
1520 North Arlington Heights
Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60004 |