SR0606 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mavis M. Landsverk of Wadsworth, who passed away on March 28, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Mavis Landsverk was born in Waukegan on April 16, 1934; she grew up in North Chicago and graduated from Waukegan High School in 1952; she married Donald Landsverk in 1960 and they lived for many years in North Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Mavis Landsverk was a full time homemaker, but in her earlier years she worked for Johnson Motors in Waukegan and Neal Junior High School in North Chicago; she volunteered for over a decade with the St. Therese Hospital Hospice Care Program and assisted with a women's shelter in Gurnee; and

WHEREAS, Mavis Landsverk loved gardening, going to concerts, craft fairs, and most of all spending time with her family, especially the grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Mavis Landsverk was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; her son, Steven; her mother, Valerie Lerm; and her father, George Johnson; and

WHEREAS, Mavis Landsverk is survived by her sons, Scott (Renee), Brian (Lori), and Stuart (Julie); her daughter-in-law, Suzanne (Steven); her stepdaughter, Connie (Bob) Besanson; her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Andrew, Eric, Jack, Nathan Clark, Brett Clark, Addison Clark, Lisa Besanson, Robert Besanson, and Zach, Sarah, and Lilly Landsverk; her sister-in-law, Barbara Uttormark; and brothers and sisters, cousins, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Mavis M. Landsverk, 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 Mavis Landsverk as an expression of our deepest sympathy.