Poetic Obituaries: Mrs. [Barbara Anne] Byrnes remained at Wheaton Central

and its successor school, Wheaton Warrenville South High School, until retiring in 2003.

When not teaching, Mrs. Byrnes enjoyed writing poems, with several being published in the College of DuPage's Prairie Light magazine and others in an academic publication, English Journal.

from Chicago Tribune: Barbara Anne Byrnes, 1943-2009: English teacher at Wheaton high schools

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