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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Kay Turner Derdeyn, longtime resident of 
4Richmond Heights, who passed away on November 7, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Kay Derdeyn was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi to 
6Thomas Lester and Mary Ellen (Powell) Turner on January 16, 
71935; she graduated from Carr Central High School in 1953 and 
8then attended the University of Southern Mississippi; she 
9earned a certificate in Secretarial Science in 1955; she 
10married Eugene Derdeyn in 1957 and moved to the Chicago  area, 
11where she lived until his death in 1993; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Kay Derdeyn was committed to education and her 
13community; she received an associate's degree from McHenry 
14County College in 1986 and worked for both McHenry County and 
15the Richmond Gazette; she was a member of the Richmond Village 
16Board, recording secretary for the Highland Lakes (Leesburg) 
17Resident Council and for the Mary Ellen Robertson Chapter of 
18the Daughters of the American Revolution; she was elected 
19Richmond village Clerk in 1993; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Kay Derdeyn married Walter "Wally" Schilling in 
21Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1995; they later moved to Leesburg, 
22Florida; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Kay Derdeyn was proud to become a Florida Master 
2Gardener in 2003; she also served as the secretary for the 
3Master Gardener Society in 2003; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Kay Derdeyn is survived by her husband, Walter; 
5and her children, David (Liliana) Derdeyn and Denise (Joe Fonk) 
6Derdeyn; 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 
9Kay Turner Derdeyn and extend our sincere condolences to her 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
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12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Kay Derdeyn as an expression of our 
14deepest sympathy.