A black and white photograph of two young men. They are both dressed in suits, white undershirts, and stripped ties. They both have dark hair. They are standing with their bodies angled toward each other, but their heads looking at the camera. The background is patterned. The picture fades into an oval shape around the men.

Photographs donated by Mae Counelis from her mother, Koula Lazou Counelis' estate.

Mae H. Counelis, of Berwyn, IL, was born on Feb. 10, 1931, to the late Koula and Anthony Counelis. She was raised in Chicago Heights, IL, and graduated from Bloom High School. Mae received a bachelor of science degree from George Washington University, Washington, DC. She worked in the research department of the U of I, Chicago. Later, she worked in cancer research at Schering Corp. in NJ where she developed a patent for helping to cure cervical cancer.

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