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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Mary Frances Kuryliw of DeKalb, who 
4passed away on April 17, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Mary Kuryliw was born in Fairfax, Missouri to 
6Herbert and Margaret (Brim) Stoner on December 24, 1936; she 
7moved to Harvard in 1941 and graduated from Harvard High 
8School; she married Walter Kuryliw in Fairfax, Missouri on June 
923, 1956; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Mary Kuryliw worked for a local dentist for 11 
11years; she later worked as a secretary for the Harvard School 
12District from 1978 until her retirement in 2002; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, From the age of five, Mary Kuryliw was a member of 
14the First United Methodist Church in Harvard where she taught 
15Sunday school, was a  youth group leader, and became known as 
16"Ma"; she enjoyed doing crafts, sewing, scrapbooking, 
17quilting, and spending time with her family; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Mary Kuryliw was preceded in death by her husband, 
19Walter; her parents; and her siblings, Gary (Barbara), Betty 
20Ann (William), and Donald Gene; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Mary Kuryliw is survived by her children, Cynthia 
2(Michael) Poelking, Chester (Renee) Kuryliw, and Herbert 
3(Wendy) Kuryliw; her  grandchildren, Matthew (Megan) Poelking, 
4Kevin (Caitlin) Poelking, Michelle (Jackson) Govatos, Andrew 
5(Jacky) Kuryliw, Jennifer and Amy Kuryliw, Justin (Justine) 
6Kuryliw, and Jared Kuryliw (Maeva Demers); therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Mary Frances Kuryliw, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Mary Kuryliw as an expression of our 
14deepest sympathy.