Mary Kay Laurent nee Gaspar, age 60, of Evanston, IL. Beloved wife of James Edward “Jim” Laurent. Loving mother of Nina Laurent; stepmother of Jesse (Jill) Laurent. Dear sister of George (Inessa) Gaspar, Jim (Pam) Gaspar, Barbara (Mark) Sahady, and Alex (Mary Jane) Gaspar. Fond sister-in-law of Sue Solmon and the late Larry (Becky) Laurent. Devoted daughter of the late Anthony and Nina Gaspar nee Eliopoulos. Kind aunt to many nieces and nephews. Mary Kay was a graduate of the Lindner College of Business, at the University of Cincinnati. She was the first woman president of her business fraternity.She was an active participant in several religious and charitable organizations, including: - Several mission trips with Orthodox Christian Missions Center (OCMC) - Board member for Teen Living Programs (TLP) -Served on the Young Adult League (YAL) of the Greek Orthodox Church -Member for years of the Women’s Club of Evanston (WCE) -Worked with International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) -Past Board Member of Williamsburg Village (HOA) -Served at several local kitchens -Member of Sts. Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church Philoptochos Mary Kay was a Vice-President of Mortgage Lending at Guaranteed Rate in Chicago. She also was a National Director of Development at the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation. She also was a co-founder of Management Solution Strategies. She also worked for many years in the insurance industry, including Zurich Insurance, Traveler’s Insurance and Ivan’s, Inc. Info: www.donnellanfuneral.com or (847) 675-1990.