Mrs. Dick was the daughter of Ezra Joseph and Marion Hall Warner (married 1902). Her father, (March 10,1877-May 9, 1933), was President of Sprague Warner and Company, a wholesale grocer located at 600 W. Erie in Chicago, started by his father. Jane Warner (Dick) had one brother, Ezra J. "Bud" Warner III, and a sister, Marion Hall Warner.
She was a lifelong advocate for social and public welfare, mental health, and national politics. She served as a US Representative to the United Nation's Economic and Social Council during the Kennedy Administration (1961) and later as a Alternate Delegate to the General Assembly.
Her volunteer work began with Hull House, and the Immigrants Protective League (now Travelers Aid). In 1949, she was appointed by Gov Adlai Stevenson as one of five commissioners of the State Board of Public Welfare. In 1984, she rec'd the Wm. C Menninger Medal for volunteerism in mental health.
Mrs. Dick was also politically active, serving as chair of Gov Stevenson's successful 1948 campaign and as Co-chair of volunteers for his 1952 and 1956 campaigns. She wrote two books: Volunteers and the Making of Presidents, and Whistle-Stopping with Adlai.
She was a Board member and trustee of many organizations, including a Life Trustee of the Menninger Foundation, the Childrens Home and Aid Society of IL, and the Newberry Library. She was a Governing Member of the Chicago Symphony. She served on the Boards of the Chgo Council of Foreign Relations, the Institute for Intl Education, and the United Nations Assn of the US.
Survivors included her daughter, Titia Ellis of Santa Fe, NM and her son, Edison Warner Dick of Washington, DC, and her sister, Marion Hodgkins. A daughter, Marnie Dick Last, predeceased her mother, as did her brother Ezra.
Her husband of 63 years, Edison Dick, died in . He was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the A.B. Dick Co..
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, IL.
She was a lifelong advocate for social and public welfare, mental health, and national politics. She served as a US Representative to the United Nation's Economic and Social Council during the Kennedy Administration (1961) and later as a Alternate Delegate to the General Assembly.
Her volunteer work began with Hull House, and the Immigrants Protective League (now Travelers Aid). In 1949, she was appointed by Gov Adlai Stevenson as one of five commissioners of the State Board of Public Welfare. In 1984, she rec'd the Wm. C Menninger Medal for volunteerism in mental health.
Mrs. Dick was also politically active, serving as chair of Gov Stevenson's successful 1948 campaign and as Co-chair of volunteers for his 1952 and 1956 campaigns. She wrote two books: Volunteers and the Making of Presidents, and Whistle-Stopping with Adlai.
She was a Board member and trustee of many organizations, including a Life Trustee of the Menninger Foundation, the Childrens Home and Aid Society of IL, and the Newberry Library. She was a Governing Member of the Chicago Symphony. She served on the Boards of the Chgo Council of Foreign Relations, the Institute for Intl Education, and the United Nations Assn of the US.
Survivors included her daughter, Titia Ellis of Santa Fe, NM and her son, Edison Warner Dick of Washington, DC, and her sister, Marion Hodgkins. A daughter, Marnie Dick Last, predeceased her mother, as did her brother Ezra.
Her husband of 63 years, Edison Dick, died in . He was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the A.B. Dick Co..
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, IL.
Mrs. Dick was the daughter of Ezra Joseph and Marion Hall Warner (married 1902). Her father, (March 10,1877-May 9, 1933), was President of Sprague Warner and Company, a wholesale grocer located at 600 W. Erie in Chicago, started by his father. Jane Warner (Dick) had one brother, Ezra J. "Bud" Warner III, and a sister, Marion Hall Warner.
She was a lifelong advocate for social and public welfare, mental health, and national politics. She served as a US Representative to the United Nation's Economic and Social Council during the Kennedy Administration (1961) and later as a Alternate Delegate to the General Assembly.
Her volunteer work began with Hull House, and the Immigrants Protective League (now Travelers Aid). In 1949, she was appointed by Gov Adlai Stevenson as one of five commissioners of the State Board of Public Welfare. In 1984, she rec'd the Wm. C Menninger Medal for volunteerism in mental health.
Mrs. Dick was also politically active, serving as chair of Gov Stevenson's successful 1948 campaign and as Co-chair of volunteers for his 1952 and 1956 campaigns. She wrote two books: Volunteers and the Making of Presidents, and Whistle-Stopping with Adlai.
She was a Board member and trustee of many organizations, including a Life Trustee of the Menninger Foundation, the Childrens Home and Aid Society of IL, and the Newberry Library. She was a Governing Member of the Chicago Symphony. She served on the Boards of the Chgo Council of Foreign Relations, the Institute for Intl Education, and the United Nations Assn of the US.
Survivors included her daughter, Titia Ellis of Santa Fe, NM and her son, Edison Warner Dick of Washington, DC, and her sister, Marion Hodgkins. A daughter, Marnie Dick Last, predeceased her mother, as did her brother Ezra.
Her husband of 63 years, Edison Dick, died in . He was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the A.B. Dick Co..
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, IL.
She was a lifelong advocate for social and public welfare, mental health, and national politics. She served as a US Representative to the United Nation's Economic and Social Council during the Kennedy Administration (1961) and later as a Alternate Delegate to the General Assembly.
Her volunteer work began with Hull House, and the Immigrants Protective League (now Travelers Aid). In 1949, she was appointed by Gov Adlai Stevenson as one of five commissioners of the State Board of Public Welfare. In 1984, she rec'd the Wm. C Menninger Medal for volunteerism in mental health.
Mrs. Dick was also politically active, serving as chair of Gov Stevenson's successful 1948 campaign and as Co-chair of volunteers for his 1952 and 1956 campaigns. She wrote two books: Volunteers and the Making of Presidents, and Whistle-Stopping with Adlai.
She was a Board member and trustee of many organizations, including a Life Trustee of the Menninger Foundation, the Childrens Home and Aid Society of IL, and the Newberry Library. She was a Governing Member of the Chicago Symphony. She served on the Boards of the Chgo Council of Foreign Relations, the Institute for Intl Education, and the United Nations Assn of the US.
Survivors included her daughter, Titia Ellis of Santa Fe, NM and her son, Edison Warner Dick of Washington, DC, and her sister, Marion Hodgkins. A daughter, Marnie Dick Last, predeceased her mother, as did her brother Ezra.
Her husband of 63 years, Edison Dick, died in . He was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the A.B. Dick Co..
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, IL.
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