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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 Theresa M. Gorman of Waukegan, who passed |
| 4 | | away on November 2, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Theresa Gorman was born to Edward and Rosa |
| 6 | | (Puentes) Perez on December 27, 1932; she married John D. |
| 7 | | Gorman on December 22, 1959; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Theresa Gorman worked for her father, who owned |
| 9 | | and operated the 400 Cafe Restaurant in Waukegan, for 22 years; |
| 10 | | later in life, she worked as the lunch room supervisor at |
| 11 | | Oakdale Elementary School; she worked at Victory Memorial |
| 12 | | Hospital (Vista East) for 29 years until her retirement; she |
| 13 | | also worked for seven years at Catholic Charities/Samaritan |
| 14 | | House, a transitional housing for homeless women and children; |
| 15 | | and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Theresa Gorman's hobbies included |
| 17 | | cross-stitching, crocheting, crewel embroidery, and creating |
| 18 | | many original pieces using old jewelry and beads; she entered |
| 19 | | many afghans and embroidery projects in Friedens U.C.C. Women's |
| 20 | | Guild quilt and art show competitions, many of which took first |
| 21 | | place; many of her afghans were auctioned to benefit St. Jude |
| 22 | | Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri; she was a member of |
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| 1 | | North Prairie United Methodist Church in Winthrop Harbor; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Theresa Gorman was preceded in death by her |
| 3 | | husband, John; her parents; her brothers, Joseph, Angelo, and |
| 4 | | Richard Perez; her sisters, Linda Garcia, Julia Prickett, Helen |
| 5 | | Murillo, Rose Jones, and Emily Dupree; her brothers-in-law, |
| 6 | | Melvin Prickett, Joe Murillo, John Karner, and Bill Jones; and |
| 7 | | her son-in-law, Craig Anderson; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Theresa Gorman is survived by her daughters, Diana |
| 9 | | (George) Bauer, Christina Perez-Anderson, and Susan |
| 10 | | Villarreal; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; her |
| 11 | | siblings, Jennie Adams, Dolores Karner, and Edward (Audrey) |
| 12 | | Perez; her sister-in-law, Elizabeth Perez; her brother-in-law, |
| 13 | | Don Dupree; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 16 | | Theresa M. Gorman and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 18 | | further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Theresa Gorman as an expression of |
| 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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