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Remembering Rev. Dr. Lena McLin, Chicago's music teacher to the stars
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chaka Khan, Jennifer Hudson, Mandy Patinkin; all are native Chicagoans, but they have something else in common.
They and many others were students of Rev. Dr. Lena McLin, an extraordinary composer and music educator.
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The beloved pastor, composer, and music teacher has died at the age of 95.
McLin had enormous pride in all the students she helped guide to musical excellence; from stars like Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson to younger singers just starting out.
"I'm just happy to see them out there, and I'm happy to see them going on, and I thank God for allowing me to be some help in directing them," she told CBS 2's Harry Porterfield in 2013 in his "Someone You Should Know" profile.
McLin taught music for well over a half century, many of those years at Kenwood Academy High School, where she built a powerhouse music program.
After she retired from the classroom, she continued to teach in