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Illinois Journalism Education Association, Medill School, Northwestern University, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2101

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LaSalle-Peru yearbook adviser Georgia Stohr attends a benefit in her honor organized in December by "Stohr's Warriors," a support group of friends, colleagues and family. Stohr died May 27 from breast cancer nearly two years after she was diagnosed.

Remembering Georgia Stohr: A tribute from her students

By Stephanie Bias, LaSalle-Peru High School • June 16, 2015
When LaSalle-Peru yearbook adviser Georgia Stohr died in late May from cancer, her students grieved, but they also did what Stohr would have insisted on — they soldiered through the remainder of their school year. Now they pay tribute to their beloved teacher.
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