John Lewis

John O. Lewis was born in Chicago in 1928. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1950 and from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Degree in 1955. He acquired a license in Illinois as a Structural Engineer in 1961 and a license as a Professional Engineer in 1962. He practiced Structural Engineering until retirement in 2008.

Edna M. Lewis was born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi in 1928. She graduated from West Virginia State College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1948 and from the University of Illinois with a Masters in Education in 1969. She was a school teacher until retirement in 1991.