Background
Olivier, Solanges Desroches was born on February 18, 1933 in Jeremie, Haiti. Arrived in United States, 1956. Daughter of Benoit and Aglaee (Vilvalex) Desroches.
Olivier, Solanges Desroches was born on February 18, 1933 in Jeremie, Haiti. Arrived in United States, 1956. Daughter of Benoit and Aglaee (Vilvalex) Desroches.
Diploma, Academy Commerce, France, 1952. Graduate, School Nursing University Haiti Hospital General, Port-au-Prince, 1955. Student in Communicable Disease Nursing, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1957.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, College St. Francis, Joliet, 1977. Postgraduate masters program.
Nurse Mother Cabrini Hospital, Chicago, 1957—1961, Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, 1961—1965, Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, since 1969. Nurse in charge Illinois State Psychiatric Institute, 1960—1963. Supervisor Orthodox Jewish Home Aged, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada, 1968—1969.
School nurse Illinois Deaf and Blind School, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, since 1983.
Member Interracial Group, Arlington Heights, since 1969, Public Action Delivery Shelter. Active Our Lady of the Wayside Women's Club, Arlington Heights, since 1969. Member altar committee Our Lady of the Wayside, since 1969.
Member St. Viator Fund-Raiser Committee, since 1969, Sacred Heart of Mary Mothers Club, 1974—1978. Member of American Association Retired Persons, Allinace Francaise Chicago, Mother Against Drunk Driving, Association St. Francis Alumnae, Registered Nurse Association, Orthopaedics Nurses Association, Canada Nurses Association, Haitian Nurses Association.
Married Oswald Olivier Olivier, June 20, 1959. Children: Mildred, Ernnst, Oswald.