Dr. Wilma J. Pesavento

Both Pam Milchrist and Pauline (Peterson) Lussenhop have said all that I am thinking and recall from the many ways Dr. Pesavento affected our lives. I will add a few more thoughts to what they have already said. Dr. Pesavento was our professor and advisor at Navy Pier from 1961 to 1963. First and foremost she was a true professional. She took her job and responsibility to prepare us to become accomplished Physical Education teachers very seriously. Dr. Pesavento's serious...

Knowing Billie when she spent time in Dunedin, Florida was always special. She and her family were loyal guests at a restaurant I work at as well as the Dunedin Golf Club. Always enjoyed spending time with the family and her husband, Roy, was always such a delight as well. We all enjoyed our Chicago stories as was from there and each visit I made , Billie gave me a piece of friendly advice over a cocktail before I left. Always special for so many years.

After reading Pam Milchrist's entry I can say that Pam said it all about Dr. P She was an outstanding teacher, mentor, and later in life a friend. I have so many lifelong friends which I met in Navy Pier as a PE Major. Dr. P was my inspiration to continue my education and be on of the few that graduated from the freshman class of 40 at Navy Pier. I went on to Urbana and finished my degree and graduated because Billie was a great inspiration. I never imagined that a Polish/Swedish...

Mrs. Pesavento "Billie" was a role model to so many of her students. She graced our presence with her elegance and her insights. As a "Pierite" in the early 1960´s, she was an inspiration to all of us city kids who came to Navy Pier mostly because we couldn´t afford to go downstate to Urbana. We were rough around the edges, a little wild at times, and city smart coming from the South, North and West sides of the city. I can´t remember anyone coming from the suburbs. We took buses, and...