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Former first lady Dorothy Ogilvie has died

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Posted by Barton Lorimor (@bartonlorimor)

* Mrs. Ogilvie, 94, reportedly passed earlier this month in Chicago of natural causes.

After her husband was elected governor in 1969, Dorothy Ogilvie and her family found that the mansion, then over 100 years old, had not aged gracefully. The couple found the executive mansion in Springfield to be in serious, even dangerous, disrepair, with temporary braces in place to support the structure.

“It was anything but a showplace,” said Kathy Wonderlic Kolbe, who was special assistant to Ogilvie at the time. “Mrs. Ogilvie worked with the preservation team. … She was very encouraging of that preservation and very proud of the result.”

The family moved into rented quarters to make way for the restoration work.

“She was willing to forego the trappings of the wife of the governor,” said John McCarter, who was the budget director in the administration.

Condolences to her family.

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Dec 19, 16 @ 5:40 am

Comments

About 15 years ago, I was driving down the Ike when a lady in a black Cadillac blew my doors off. Her plate was Illinois “1.” Found out later it was Mrs. Ogilvie.

Comment by wordslinger Monday, Dec 19, 16 @ 8:35 am
She must have continued driving for quite awhile because I saw that same “1″ license plate in traffic too.

Comment by W Flag Monday, Dec 19, 16 @ 8:40 am
I believe plate 1 was transferred to the Ogilvies’ daughter a number of years ago.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Monday, Dec 19, 16 @ 12:23 pm