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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 Lucy D. Bernard of Warrenville, who |
| 4 | | passed away on March 5, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Bernard was born in Chicago to Maria and |
| 6 | | Dominic Colagrossi on April 6, 1923; she graduated from John |
| 7 | | Marshall High School in Chicago in 1940 and from Wright Junior |
| 8 | | College in Chicago; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Bernard began her professional career |
| 10 | | working for advertising agencies in Chicago until she moved to |
| 11 | | Warrenville in 1957; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Bernard led the effort to incorporate |
| 13 | | Warrenville as a city; she was elected as its first city clerk, |
| 14 | | a position that she held for the next 25 years; she was the |
| 15 | | director of the Warrenville Historical Society and active in |
| 16 | | the Warrenville Youth and Family Services organization; she |
| 17 | | celebrated Warrenville's 50th anniversary by having her own |
| 18 | | float in the parade as the only surviving member from |
| 19 | | Warrenville's first days as a city; the "Lucy Bernard Pace |
| 20 | | Setter Award" was named after her for her dedication, |
| 21 | | commitment, and work for the city; she was presented with the |
| 22 | | key to the city by the mayor and April 6 was declared "Lucy |
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| 1 | | Bernard Day"; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Bernard was an active member of St. Irene's |
| 3 | | Parish in Warrenville, where she was a member of the Altar and |
| 4 | | Rosary Society and the Catholic Council of Women; she was also |
| 5 | | part of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Bernard was preceded in death by her husband |
| 7 | | of 55 years, Frank Bernard; her parents; her son, Richard |
| 8 | | Bernard; and her siblings, Dominic and Mary Jane Colagrossi; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Bernard is survived by her children, Gary |
| 11 | | (Lorraine) Bernard, Frank (Shari-Lyn) Bernard, and John |
| 12 | | Bernard; and her grandchildren, Nicholas Bernard, Andria |
| 13 | | (Justin) Sadowski, Evan Bernard, and Matthew, Mary, Rachel, |
| 14 | | Maria Lucia, Michael, and Margaret-Mary Bernard; therefore, be |
| 15 | | it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Lucy D. Bernard, and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |