Longtime Elgin community activist Danise Habun, 68, died unexpectedly over the weekend, friends said.

“She was my ‘shero,’ a staunch advocate for social justice,” longtime friend Carroll Ann Bailey said. “Danise and I got into as much good trouble as possible. … The many organizations and events she advocated for and attended will be missing a part of their heart.”

Bailey said Habun had been receiving chemotherapy cancer treatments for the last two years. The two were to go to a Kiwanis event Saturday but when she couldn’t reach her, she asked asked the police department to do a check, she said. Officers found her deceased, she said.

“I hope we find a good home for her big dog Barkley, and I pray that we all tell our friends and loved ones that we love them daily,” Bailey said.

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