Full Text of SR1585 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Marcia Milne Johnston Jurgens, of Green | 4 | | Valley, Arizona, formerly of Chicago and Arthur, who passed | 5 | | away on March 4, 2018; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Jurgens was born in Chicago to George and | 7 | | Betty Marsch Johnston on March 31, 1943; she was a child actor | 8 | | and appeared in commercials, plays, and television shows; she | 9 | | attended Immaculata High School in Chicago and Illinois | 10 | | Wesleyan University in Bloomington; she later attended the | 11 | | University of Chicago and the University of Illinois, where she | 12 | | earned two graduate degrees, one in social work and one in | 13 | | special education administration; she married Doug in Chicago | 14 | | on January 4, 1964; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Jurgens worked in child welfare and then at | 16 | | the Coles County Mental Health Center, where she served as the | 17 | | Clinical Services Director and then as Acting Director; she | 18 | | completed 20 years as a school social worker in Mattoon and | 19 | | then continued to teach graduate students at the University of | 20 | | Illinois; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Jurgens served on the Library Board in | 22 | | Arthur and volunteered for the Friends of the Library in Green |
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| 1 | | Valley; she was a member of the United Methodist Church of | 2 | | Green Valley, the Green Valley Hiking Club, and Newcomers of | 3 | | Green Valley; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Jurgens enjoyed creating and publishing | 5 | | crossword puzzles, dealing in antiques, and designing gardens, | 6 | | which were often featured on garden tours; she enjoyed | 7 | | traveling, especially to Santa Fe, New Mexico; throughout her | 8 | | life, she and her family took many backpacking trips out West; | 9 | | she hiked the Grand Canyon five times; she was a voracious | 10 | | reader and belonged to many book clubs; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Jurgens was preceded in death by her | 12 | | father, and her brother, Georgie; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Jurgens is survived by her mother; her | 14 | | husband, Doug; her children, Christie (Bob Poznanovich) Logan, | 15 | | Kimberly (Ed) Miles, and Elizabeth (Seth) Padovan; her | 16 | | grandchildren, Sam and Jack Logan, Nan and Henry Miles, and | 17 | | Quinn Padovan; her sister, Jennie (Paul) Kula; and her three | 18 | | nieces and two nephews; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Marcia Milne Johnston Jurgens and extend our sincere | 22 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Marcia Jurgens as an expression of | 4 | | our deepest sympathy.
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