By William E. Cleary Sr.
CNBNews.net
Louisa Walline Llewellyn, a life-long resident of Gloucester City, passed away on December 26, 2014 from complications of Alzheimer\’s disease. At the time of her death, she was living in Utah with her daughter Glynneth Bockholt and her family.
She was an amazing woman, a person who loved her community, who worked tirelessly for the students of the local public schools in her capacity as a teacher and also as a member of the Gloucester City Board of Education.
Over her tenure in office, she played a significant part in having Gloucester City become an Abbott District. As a result of her leadership, the City School District has received millions of dollars from that State program. Today Abbott Districts are known as SDA Districts (NJ Schools Development Authority).
The SDA funds were used for the construction of the Cold Springs Elementary School, the Cold Springs Pre-School, a new high school gymnasium and for renovations to the Highland Park School, etc. In April 2015 construction will begin on the $87 million middle school, a project that Mrs. Llewellyn lobbied state officials to build since 2002.
Besides monies for renovations and construction of new schools, the City also receives millions from the state each year to supplement the school district\’s budget.
In 2009, Mrs. Llewellyn was honored by the local Lions and Rotary Club as the 19th Annual Citizen of the Year Banquet held at Nicolosi, Woodbury.
The following is from the May 9, 2009 banquet booklet.
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