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Mary Compton

About Mary

A lifelong Chicago south suburban resident, Mary has been a photojournalist for over 21 years covering the south suburbs and Chicago area. Mary enjoys covering community news and has a passion for people. She believes every person has a story, and some are everyday heroes making a difference for the lives of others. Mary won a Lisagor in 2010, for a photo story on a 10 year old ballerina. She has won several other awards including first place in IPPA and IPA.  



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Diane Adams

8:30 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Dear Mary, what a honor it was to share a meal with you and to hear your idea about playing it forward. Its what Bob would of wanted, We thank you for your wonderful pictures and your timeless effort to portray Bob as we the family saw him. Much love to you always. Steve Diane Oehmen.