Alice Donahue Mueller's Obituary
Alice Kathleen Donahue Mueller, 76, of Wellington, FL, passed away at home on 6/16/2015. She was born in Chicago, IL on 9/26/1938 to Edward K. and Betty F. Donahue. She is survived by her son, Jonathan Mueller of Oakland, CA, and Alice’s six siblings: Betsy Mehelich of St. Charles, IL, and her late husband Edward; Edward Donahue of Germantown, TN and his wife Nora; Sheila Reif of Jenks, OK, and her husband David, James Donahue of Holyoke, MA; Joseph Donahue of Quartz Hills, CA, and his wife Betty; and Anne Scown of Sacramento, CA, and her husband Richard. Alice is also survived by 15 nieces and nephews and their respective children.Alice attended Marywood High School in the northern Chicago suburbs, and concluded her undergraduate education at St. Mary of the Woods College in eastern Indiana.She married Robert J. Mueller in Chicago in March of 1969 and their marriage lasted 16 years. Alice proudly taught primary school throughout the northern Chicago suburbs between the years 1960-1970, and again from 1983-1994. She was beloved by her students.After retirement, she became involved in the Guardian ad Litem program as a volunteer in the Palm Beach area from 2008-2014. In this program she advocated for children whom were placed in foster care. Alice dedicated her time to ensuring these children were growing up in safe, healthy, loving environments, and also presented her observations in court.A huge ‘Thank You’ goes out to all of Alice’s dearest friends in the Wellington area and surroundings.“Talked my head off Worked my tail off Cried my eyes out Walked my feet off. Sang my heart out So you see, There’s really not much left of me.”–S. Silverstein
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