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With\u00a0<\/span>a heavy heart and\u00a0<\/span>tremendous gratitude, we bid farewell to our dear friend and colleague,\u00a0<\/span>Janet Lorenz<\/span>. Janet began her Wilson<\/span><\/span>\u00ae<\/span><\/span><\/sup>\u00a0career as an In-District Trainer<\/span>\u00a0for Elmbrook School District in Wisconsin<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>After becoming a Literacy Specialist<\/span>, she worked for 11 years with various school districts<\/span>\u00a0across the country<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>supporting teachers and advocating for children.\u00a0<\/span>With an unwavering\u00a0<\/span>passion<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>literacy<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0Janet was highly regarded<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>everywhere she mentored.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Janet\u00a0started\u00a0teaching at Rowley Elementary School\u00a0located\u00a0in a suburb of New Orleans. However, the majority of her career\u201426 years of it\u2014was spent at Elmbrook. Here she served as\u00a0a\u00a0program\u00a0support\u00a0teacher and\u00a0diagnostician,\u00a0and one of her many accomplishments was organizing the preschool screening program.\u00a0During this time, she became\u00a0a credentialed In-District Wilson Trainer.\u00a0Janet\u2019s retirement from\u00a0her\u00a0work at the\u00a0district\u00a0was the start of a new chapter\u2014as a Literacy Specialist.\u00a0This endeavor\u00a0took\u00a0her to many U.S. towns and cities\u00a0where she\u00a0trained\u00a0fellow educators on\u00a0the\u00a0use of\u00a0Wilson programs.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When she wasn\u2019t helping struggling readers,\u00a0Janet enjoyed spending time with her son\u00a0Brandon, his wife Valerie,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0two\u00a0beloved\u00a0grandsons,\u00a0James and Oscar.\u00a0A sports fan, she rooted for the Green Bay Packers\u00a0and\u00a0was\u00a0proud to be a certified Cheesehead<\/span>\u00ae<\/span><\/sup>.\u00a0Traveling\u00a0was another pastime and\u00a0she\u00a0impressively\u00a0visited 47 states,\u00a0with\u00a0Disney World\u00a0being\u00a0a\u00a0favorite\u00a0destination.\u00a0But no\u00a0matter where\u00a0she went, Janet\u00a0spread joy with her exuberant\u00a0personality.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Those closest to Janet will remember her knack for planning special holidays, vacations, garden parties, and other festive occasions. A fun-loving\u00a0coworker, Janet often organized spur-of-the-moment tours whenever groups of Wilson Trainers and Literacy Specialists converged\u00a0in the same\u00a0place. She even\u00a0arranged for\u00a0the\u00a0Owlettes, a Wilson singing group, to perform at the most recent Trainer Meeting in Portsmouth, NH.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most recently, Janet contributed greatly to the creation\u00a0of the\u00a0FUN HUB™\u00a0for\u00a0Fundations\u00a0teachers to help students remotely during the pandemic. You can see her shining light in the\u00a0videos she produced for\u00a0this purpose on\u00a0our\u00a0<\/span>Fundations Level 1 FUN HUB<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJanet was a very bright light,\u201d says Kim Gillingham,\u00a0Senior Director of Professional Learning\/Field Implementation. \u201cShe\u00a0saw\u00a0the humor in situations and people loved being around her. At Wilson, she was a superstar. Her work was always on point and her knowledge about Wilson programs, teaching, and dyslexia was deep. She was great to work with in the field\u2014whether she\u00a0was providing\u00a0a laugh\u00a0or\u00a0boosting\u00a0morale. This was especially\u00a0true\u00a0when she brought gifts to her co-presenters that often had to do with owls.\u00a0Janet\u00a0was known for her singing and sparkly glasses as much as she was known as a brilliant, beautiful colleague and friend.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These moving\u00a0sentiments are echoed by Barbara Wilson,\u00a0<\/span>author and Wilson\u00a0co-founder<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJanet\u00a0was\u00a0a skilled educator\u00a0who was\u00a0dedicated to literacy and advocacy. A member of the Wilson team, her\u00a0impact\u00a0will\u00a0always\u00a0be felt.\u00a0We find\u00a0comfort knowing\u00a0that\u00a0generations of students\u00a0and teachers\u00a0will continue to benefit\u00a0from her\u00a0passion\u00a0and\u00a0knowledge.\u00a0There is no doubt\u00a0Janet made a difference\u00a0and leaves an\u00a0important\u00a0legacy\u00a0as a teacher, coach, and friend.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With\u00a0a heavy heart and\u00a0tremendous gratitude, we bid farewell to our dear friend and colleague,\u00a0Janet Lorenz. Janet began her Wilson\u00ae\u00a0career as an In-District Trainer\u00a0for Elmbrook School District in Wisconsin.\u00a0After becoming a Literacy Specialist, she worked for 11 years with various school districts\u00a0across the country,\u00a0supporting teachers and advocating for children.\u00a0With an unwavering\u00a0passion\u00a0for\u00a0literacy,\u00a0Janet was highly regarded\u00a0everywhere she mentored. 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