SR2087 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Charlene Mary (Cooper) Hendrickson, who passed away on September 11, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Charlene Hendrickson was born in Waukegan to Charles and Mary (Teeling) Cooper on January 8, 1933; she graduated from Holy Child Catholic High School in 1951; she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of St. Teresa in 1955; she later married Richard Hendrickson; and

WHEREAS, Charlene Hendrickson began her career teaching Anatomy, Physiology, and Neurology at St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan; she then accepted a position as a staff nurse at the county hospital; she missed teaching and briefly returned to St. Therese Hospital before accepting a position as in-service director at a long-term care facility; she then transitioned to the Lake County Health Department, Health Facilities Division as an institutional nurse consultant; here, she found a true passion for helping children; she worked with the Illinois Department of Children and Family services for 20 years; and

WHEREAS, For her advocacy, Charlene Hendrickson received the Illinois Governor's Award in 1988; after her retirement, she continued to volunteer in the community and at her church, St. Anastasia in Waukegan; at church, she was a Eucharistic Minister of Communion, a CCD teacher, and also helped fill grocery bags for the food pantry; she received the Woman of the Year Award from the Archdiocese of Chicago for her volunteer work; she was a member of the Education Committee of the Child Care Coalition, a board member and chairperson for the annual senior recognition luncheon for the Lake County Council for Seniors, and an advisory board member for the YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral Program; she led by example and modeled unconditional love, honesty, and inner strength; she cherished her family; and

WHEREAS, Charlene Hendrickson was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Richard; her parents; her sisters, Anna Mae Kovacek and LaRaine Vanderpool; her daughter-in-law, Nancy Hendrickson; and her daughter, Susan Hendrickson; and

WHEREAS, Charlene Hendrickson is survived by her children, Susan Hendrickson, Thomas (Karen) Hendrickson, Jean (Jerry) Zegar, Brian Hendrickson, David (Nancy) Hendrickson, Kay (Bob) Walker, and Carol (Tim) Radosevich; her grandchildren, Jason and Kyle Radosevich, Tommy, Mary, and Trevor Hendrickson, Christopher, Jonathan, and Emily Zegar, Kelly Besaw, Maddie and Abby Hendrickson, Elizabeth Kroeger, Hannah Walker, Alyssa, Jillian, Michael and Alec Radosevich; her ten great-grandchildren; and her beloved nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Charlene Mary (Cooper) Hendrickson 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 Charlene Hendrickson as an expression of our deepest sympathy.