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Anna's timeline
1928
Born
1928
Dover, Delaware
1937
Strep infection: deaf for 4 weeks, hearing returned but infection moved to her hip
1937
Dover, DE
1938
Months-long hospital stay to try to lengthen her leg
1938
Shriners Children's Philadelphia, North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
1942
Months-long hospital stay to shorten her leg: 3.5 inches of bone were cut out
1942
Shriners Children's Philadelphia, North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
1947
Graduated from high school
1947
Dover High School, Dover High Drive, Dover, DE
Started college
1947
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
1948
Returned to Dover
1948
Dover, DE
1949
Got married to Raymond Sadowski
1949
1950
Had a child, Daniel Sadowski
1950
1952
Had a child, Patty Sadowski
1952
1956
Moved
1956
Oak Park, IL
1957
Had a child, Lisa Sadowski
1957
1960
Had a child, Jim Sadowski
1960
1966
Started a job at Pilgrim Community Preschool
1966
Oak Park, IL
1974
Anna was widowed when Raymond died suddenly at age 51. He truly was the love of her life.
1974
Oak Park, IL
1976
Anna started participating in group learning travel
1976
1977
Graduated from college
1977
Triton College, 5th Avenue, River Grove, IL
Early Childhood Education
1988
Anna went on her first Elderhostel trip ( now called Road Scholar)
1988
2000
Retired from Pilgrim Community Preschool
2000
Oak Park, IL
2022
Moved from her Iowa Street home of 66 years to assisted living in Brookdale Oak Park.
2022
Oak Park, IL
2025
Passed away
May 27th, 2025
Oak Park, IL
Memories & condolences
Created with love by
Caitlin Sadowski (Anna's granddaughter),
Jim Sadowski (Anna's son),
Daniel Sadowski (Anna's son) and
Lisa Sadowski.
