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murielm99

(31,438 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2019, 01:24 PM Feb 2019

Desiree L. Tate, a Chicago public relations consultant who worked for Mayor Harold Washington, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and President Barack Obama, died Monday night, according to friends.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/desiree-l-tate-dead-at-62-was-a-consultant-to-obama-rahm-harold-washington/

Ms. Tate was 62. She died of cardiac problems. Tate was an important Illinois Democrat. She will be missed.

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Desiree L. Tate (Original Post) murielm99 Feb 2019 OP

I am sorry. murielm99 Feb 2019 #2

OK I figured it may be a rememberance memorial for her . Thanks lunasun Feb 2019 #3

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1. Is it her birthday or a memorial ? She died last summer and 62 is too soon

Sun Feb 24, 2019, 02:12 PM

Feb 2019

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2. I am sorry.

Sun Feb 24, 2019, 02:21 PM

Feb 2019

My post was incomplete. I received an email from the ILDCCA to attend a reception honoring her, on March 4.

https://ildcca.org/2019/02/07/2019-idcca-chicago-reception-party-builder-awards/

I got distracted.

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3. OK I figured it may be a rememberance memorial for her . Thanks

Sun Feb 24, 2019, 02:43 PM

Feb 2019