Obit Draft

Still have to nail down the time & place for the local memorial - so that's tentative for the time being...

Eileen Boevers (nee Gotteiner), 68, beloved wife of Gerald, loving mother of David (Marisa) and Jessica (Matt), and devoted sister of Lois passed away quietly Sunday morning concluding a protracted struggle with cancer. Eileen was a long time resident of Highland Park and a graduate of Senn High School in Chicago as well as Indiana University and Northwestern University. An indefatigable artist, Eileen was a Drama and English teacher at Niles West High School, and then a regional director working multiple seasons with the Wilmette and Deerfield Park districts amongst other companies. She was the founder of the Eileen Boevers Performing Arts Workshop where she touched the lives of thousands of students and hundreds of faculty for over three decades. Surpassing even the Workshop, Eileen was the founder and Producing Artistic Director of Apple Tree Theatre. Her work with the workshop and the theatre yielded dozens of awards and special recognitions culminating with a Joseph Jefferson Award for Lifetime Achievement which she was able to accept this past October. Eileen will be laid to rest in a service at the Sharon Gardens cemetery in Valhalla, New York, Tuesday at 2:00 PM. There will be a public memorial service Thursday, January 15^th at 1:00 PM at the Highland Park Community House, 1990 Sheridan Road, Highland Park; visitation at the family home Thursday evening and Friday until 8:00. In lieu of flowers memorials to The Actors Fund (212.221.7300 ext. 127) or Behind the Scenes (212-244-1421) would be appreciated.

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