Lucille Jessica Dunson

May 18, 1951 - December 22, 2018

Lucille Jessica Dunson (nee Brown) passed away following an extended illness at 2:45 p.m. on Dec. 22 in her home in Winthrop Harbor at the age of 67 years. She was an Abbott Laboratories employee for over 20 years. Lucy is survived by Stephen Dunson, her loving husband of 20 years, and her son, Andrew. Lucille is the founder of LJB International. A graduate of Cornell University, her academic background is in human biology, chemistry, biochemistry and business administration. She has extensive industrial information experience in the petrochemical, food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. In addition to patent searching, her responsibilities have been information analysis, training and supervision of search staff, and design and implementation of proprietary database systems for major corporations including; Dupont, Smith Corona and Allied Signal Corporation. She was considered an innovation leader in the field of patient information. She has been an instructor at numerous patent information courses including Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Association (PMA), Pharmaceutical Education and Research Institute (PERI), and the Special Libraries Association (SLA) patent information courses. As an author of several publications relevant to Patent Information retrieval and the patient information reference book. Patent Information Primer, she has been a guest lecturer at international conferences such as the International Chemical Information Conference and the American Chemical Society. Private services and interment were held at Mt. Olivet Memorial Park in Zion. For information contact Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest, 847-234-9649 or www.RTfunerals.com.