SR0413 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of T.L. Arends of Bartlett, who passed away on April 11, 2017; and

WHEREAS, T.L. Arends was a career banker and very active in her community; she served on the Village Board since 1991, after spending a decade on the Bartlett Park District Board of Commissioners; and

WHEREAS, T.L. Arends was the Chairman of the Unit Salvation Army from 1982 to 2009, President of the Bartlett Chamber of Commerce in 1984, President of the Bartlett Park District Board and the Bartlett Economic Development Commission in 1986; she served on the Bartlett Zoning Board of Appeals in 1987, and was the first female member of the Bartlett Lions Club from 1987 to the present; she was President of the Elgin High PTO in 1990, co-chairperson of the Bartlett Centennial and the Bartlett Living Legend in 1991, founder and first Chairperson of the Bartlett Fourth of July Committee from 1993 to 1994, and a member of the Bartlett Veterans Memorial Foundation Board from 2006 to 2009; she was a member of the Bartlett Rotary from 2007 to the present, serving as President in 2009; she was the Bartlett Village Trustee from 1991 to the present, and on the Foundation Board at Elgin Community College, and was part of many other organizations; and

WHEREAS, T.L. Arends was always there for the Village of Bartlett, helping whenever needed without taking credit or seeking the spotlight; she was honored with a plaque in the town center recognizing her achievements and dedication to service; and

WHEREAS, T.L. Arends was preceded in death by her siblings, Stuart S.(Shelley) Stone, Rocky (Linda) Stone, and Kay Haas; and

WHEREAS, T.L. Arends is survived by her husband, Thomas; her children, Scott (Kristin) Sumner, and Kristina (Bill) Gabrenya; five grandchildren, Lucinda Katherine, Ellen Virginia, Graham Hubert, Grace Stone, and Lucas Liam; and her sisters, Carole (Gilbert) Baumann, Jan (Harold) Sanderson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of T.L. Arends, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of T.L. Arends as an expression of our deepest sympathy.