Remembering Gloria Lang, Former MEF & Metro Employee
Gloria at work in her office at Midtown-Metro (formerly MEF) in the early 2000’s. She was a positive role model to so many young women in and outside of Metro, both with her story and her professional dress and demeanor.
Gloria Lang, 1952-2026
Midtown-Metro has lost a great friend and devoted employee: Gloria Lang, whose memory will live long in the organization’s history.
Gloria lived a life of service. She worked for Midtown-Metro for well over twenty years, first at the Metro Achievement Center for girls, where she became the Center’s Business Manager, and later for Midtown-Metro’s Advancement office (then known as Midtown Educational Foundation) as an accounting assistant and payroll clerk. Earlier, she had worked for twenty-two years at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Gloria was so convinced of the value of Midtown-Metro programs that she sent her only child, her daughter Nicole, to attend the Metro program.
After graduating from John Marshall High School in 1969, she enrolled at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and became a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority. Later she joined Oakdale Covenant Church in Chicago, where she mentored young people and served as a member of the Deacon board.
Midtown-Metro colleagues will remember Gloria for her thoughtful spirit, her kindness and her beautiful smile. May she rest in peace.
You may read an excerpt from her memorial service program here.
Gloria pictured with Midtown-Metro Executive Director Emeritus, Glenn Wilke in 2025. She maintained that trademark bright smile throughout her life.
Gloria being celebrated on her final day at MEF in 2020.
Pictured at MEF’s Christmas party in 2022. Even after her retirement, Gloria was a true part of the Midtown-Metro family and joined for many staff events and celebrations.
About Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers: Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers (www.midtown-metro.org), through its Metro Achievement Center for girls and Midtown Center for boys, has helped close the achievement gap for underserved students in Chicago since its founding in 1965. Its programming, focusing on academic excellence, virtue development, individual attention, and parental engagement, has led to 100% high school graduation and college enrollment for its students for over 20 consecutive years.