As most Bolingbrook and Romeoville residents are aware, Debbie Bielawski passed away recently. I cannot say how deeply this has saddened me. Mrs. Bielawski tolerated an impatient and unruly fourth-grade version of me back in the day when she was my Religious Education teacher. I have ridden on the bus to school with two of her children for years. She lives about a block away from my family. When she ran for school board, my parents were among the local citizens who offered advice and support. I privately campaigned for her amongst my friends who were of voting age. She was an ideal citizen, not running for office for power or glory, but because she genuinely wanted to create a better town for her family to live in.
What saddens me most is how stressful and unpleasant these past few months were for her. For a woman who was nothing but selfless in her duty to the community, she sure didn't end up with much to show in return. Bonnie made the connection between her and Roger Claar, as the Mayor had supported her candidacy for the school board, and, failing to find weakness in Mayor Claar's position, she attacked Mrs. Bielawski as his proxy. She worked to turn a woman who had done naught but good for the community into the subject of a state investigation, tainting her name with ideas of corruption.
In the end, the stress triggered yet another stroke, and weakened her immune system, allowing the cancer she had repeatedly beat back to finally overtake her. I must agree with Trustee Mike Lawler in his observation that Bonnie Alicea killed Debbie Bielawski.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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