The Chicago Chapter mourns the passing of our colleague and friend, Maria Arbeen, IFAS.  Maria served as the Chicago Metro NAIFA Chapter President in 2003 and was also a national instructor.  Her specialty was historic homes and she helped organize, host and teach the very popular NAIFA Appraising Historic Homes Course that included a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Oak Park, IL.  Maria lost her fight with cancer on March 10, 2006 and was reported by her daughter to have passed very peacefully.  Our thoughts and prayers are with Maria and her family.