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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Evelyn M. Hart, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | January 20, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Hart was born on Seneca Ridge Farm, her | ||||||
| 6 | family's farm on Perkins Road in McHenry County, to August and | ||||||
| 7 | Helena (Stake) Gerloff on January 3, 1924; she was baptized and | ||||||
| 8 | confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church; she attended Pleasant | ||||||
| 9 | Ridge School and graduated from Woodstock High School in 1941; | ||||||
| 10 | at graduation, she received the American Legion Award based on | ||||||
| 11 | courage, honor, service, leadership, and scholarship; she also | ||||||
| 12 | received a scholarship to Northern Illinois State Teachers | ||||||
| 13 | College in DeKalb, where she earned her teaching degree in | ||||||
| 14 | rural education in 1943; she married Raymond J. Hart at St. | ||||||
| 15 | John's on August 31, 1946; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, After graduation, Evelyn Hart taught at Reed | ||||||
| 17 | School and then Greenwood School in Woodstock; she then worked | ||||||
| 18 | as the engineering secretary at Woodstock Die Casting and its | ||||||
| 19 | predecessors until her retirement in 1989; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Hart was a lifelong member of St. John's | ||||||
| 21 | Lutheran church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, | ||||||
| 22 | in the hand bell choir, and on various committees; during her | ||||||
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| 1 | retirement, she enjoyed traveling, especially her many trips | ||||||
| 2 | with the Fun Timers, as well as a trip to England; she attended | ||||||
| 3 | many of the Creative Living Series and summer music concerts in | ||||||
| 4 | the city park; she was a longtime member of the Seneca Ladies | ||||||
| 5 | Literary Society and enjoyed her time at Hearthstone Manor, | ||||||
| 6 | where she moved in 2010; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Hart was preceded in death by her husband, | ||||||
| 8 | Ray; her parents; her brother, Robert Gerloff; and her sister, | ||||||
| 9 | Ruth Hemmingsen Case; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Hart is survived by her children, Daniel | ||||||
| 11 | (Linda Proudfit) Hart, Sharon (Glen) Richgels, and Sandra | ||||||
| 12 | (John) Hallman; her grandchildren, Amber (Josh) Severson, Erin | ||||||
| 13 | Richgels, Erik, (Anna Lea) Richgels, Jason (Kristin) Hallman, | ||||||
| 14 | Adam Hallman, and Briana (Chad Keller) Hallman; her six | ||||||
| 15 | great-grandchildren; and her many nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 16 | therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 19 | Evelyn M. Hart and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 20 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 21 | further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the family of Evelyn Hart as an expression of our | ||||||
| 2 | deepest sympathy.
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