HonoringourFallenColleaguethrough“AngelsofAmerica’sFallen”

BytheWaterQuality&HealthCouncil

Thissummer,wearehappytoreportthattheorganizationweadvise,theAmericanChemistryCouncil,hascontributed$5,000inournametothe“AngelsofAmerica’sFallen”program.“Angels”engageswiththechildrenofourcountry’sfallenmilitaryandfirstresponders,offeringcoachingandinstructioninsports,music,arts,andotherhealthyactivities.Theseprogramscannotreplacefallenmothersandfathers,buttheydoprovideopportunitiesforchildrentocultivateinterestsinareastowhichtheymightnototherwisebeexposed.

Ourdonationto“Angels”willbechanneledbytheNationalSwimmingPoolFoundationtolocalJewishCommunityCentersthatwillprovidelearn-to-swimscholarshipstothechildrenoffallenheroes.Weareparticularlypleasedthatthe2017donationwasmadeinhonorofourdear,latecolleague,Dr.JerodLoeb.

RememberingJerod

Ourclose-knitadvisorygrouphasnotforgottenourfriend,Jerod,whopassedawayonOctober9,2013,afterbattlingcancer.JerodwasExecutiveVicePresidentofHealthcareQualityEvaluationatTheJointCommissioninOakbrookTerrace,Illinois.AtTheJointCommission,hewasaleaderinaccreditationandcertificationprogramsandinvolvedinavarietyofinitiativesassociatedwithperformancemeasurementandpatientsafety,includingthoseoftheNationalQualityForum,theCentersforMedicareandMedicaidServices,theInternationalSocietyforQualityinHealthCare,andtheWorldHealthOrganization.

JerodwasalsoacommunityfirstresponderwhovolunteeredwiththeBuffaloGrove,IllinoisFireandPoliceDepartmentsforabout15years.HewasagraduateoftheBuffaloGroveCitizen’sFireAcademyandwasafullytrainedmemberoftheBuffaloGroveCommunityEmergencyResponseTeam.In2005,JerodwasappointedCommissionerofFireandPoliceforthemunicipalityofBuffaloGrove.Jerod’svolunteerismandprofessionaleffortstopromoteasafer,healthierworldcontinuetoinspireus.KnowingJerodaswedid,wearecertainthathewouldbepleasedthatsomeveryspecialchildrenwilllearntoswimthissummer,andthattheywillbesaferinandaroundwaterfortherestoftheirlives.ThisisjustonesmallwayinwhichJerod’sworkcontinues.

TocontributetoAngelsofAmerica’sFallen,pleasevisittheirwebsiteathttps://aoafallen.org/.

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Jerodposeswithfellowfirst-respondersin2011