Full Text of SR0181 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 Jane Miner Harvey of Lake Forest, who | 4 | | passed away on January 5, 2017 at the age of 94; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jane Harvey was born in Washington, D.C. in 1922; | 6 | | she remembered ice skating in Rock Creek Park as a child, and | 7 | | attending events at the White House where the president | 8 | | personally greeted and strolled among the guests; she moved to | 9 | | Kansas City, Missouri in 1939 when her father, who worked for | 10 | | the IRS, was sent to assist in the effort to shut down the | 11 | | Pendergast organization; she was a 1943 graduate of the | 12 | | University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts in English; while | 13 | | attending a University lecture, she sat down on a chair that | 14 | | collapsed and the young man that leapt up to assist her was her | 15 | | roommate's brother, John Harvey; they married in Kansas City | 16 | | after his return from service in the United States Marine Corps | 17 | | during World War II in 1947; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jane Harvey remained in Kansas City after | 19 | | graduating from the University of Kansas; she worked as the | 20 | | editor of the employee newsletter at Hallmark Cards; she once, | 21 | | while stylishly dressed, stepped into an elevator with J.C. | 22 | | Hall and Norman Rockwell, and Rockwell remarked that it was | 23 | | "just like being in New York City with the models."; she and |
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| 1 | | her husband relocated to the Chicago area when her husband | 2 | | joined the Leo Burnett Advertising Agency; she was a resident | 3 | | of Lake Forest since 1962; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jane Harvey loved to entertain family and friends | 5 | | at her home; she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church | 6 | | of Lake Forest; she took pleasure in researching the genealogy | 7 | | of her family and was a member of the Thomas Minor Society; she | 8 | | worked as an editor in many paid and volunteer positions | 9 | | including the Lake Forest Girl Scouts and PTA; her family grew | 10 | | up reading a re-edited version of the Chicago Tribune as it was | 11 | | her habit to read the paper with a red pen and mark | 12 | | typographical and grammatical errors that she found; after | 13 | | leaving the advertising business, her husband started the mail | 14 | | order business, Golf Day Products, and she put her | 15 | | organizational and editorial talents to work as the Vice | 16 | | President of the company, helping to grow the business from a | 17 | | four-page black and white flyer to a 48-page full color | 18 | | catalog; they sold the business upon their retirement; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jane Harvey enjoyed spending time with her family | 20 | | and encouraged all to do well in life and once said, "if there | 21 | | is something you always wanted to do, you should do it now"; | 22 | | she was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and | 23 | | sister; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jane Harvey was preceded in death by her husband, | 2 | | John Cole Harvey; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Jane Harvey is survived by her three children, | 4 | | Scott Miner Harvey, Gayle Harvey, and Joan Windsor Harvey; her | 5 | | grandchildren, Braden Harvey, Shannon Harvey, Christina Edson, | 6 | | and her step-granddaughter, Danielle Edson Pierce; therefore, | 7 | | be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Jane Miner Harvey, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Jane Harvey as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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