Chicago Public Library Foundation president Brenda Langstraat Bui dies at 52

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 5, 2026, 12:01 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 5, 2026, 12:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/public-library-foundation-president-obit/

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Brenda Renee Langstraat Bui, the president and CEO of the Chicago Public Library Foundation, and a woman described as a “quiet giant” and “a partner who loved to say ‘let’s make things happen,'” died last Friday at the age of 52. Her death was announced by the Foundation in a statement on Monday, w...