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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Nanette "Nan" Zalar O'Hara of Joliet, who 
4passed away on June 9, 2020; and
  
  
5    WHEREAS, Nanette O'Hara was born to Enid (Bruning) 
6Blunck-Zalar and Dr. Joseph A. Zalar in 1952; she attended St. 
7Paul the Apostle School and Joliet West High School; she then 
8graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago; later in 
9her life at the age of 50, she returned to college and earned a 
10master's  degree in Education and a second master's degree in 
11Library and Information Science; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Nanette O'Hara worked as a real estate appraiser; 
13in 1978,  she   received the "SRA" Senior Residential Appraiser 
14designation from the Society of Real Estate Appraisers, now a 
15part of the Appraisal Institute; she was the second woman "SRA" 
16in the Chicago chapter; after receiving her master's degrees, 
17she became a teacher at Joliet Central High School District 
18204; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Nanette O'Hara took great joy in raising her 
20children and was deeply proud of the adults they became; she 
21enjoyed golfing; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Nanette O'Hara was preceded in death by her 
2parents and her brother, Robert C. "Sandy" (Patricia) Blunck; 
3and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Nanette O'Hara is survived by her husband, Pat 
5O'Hara; her children, Patrick A. O'Hara DMD, and Ryan M. 
6O'Hara; her siblings, Dr. Joseph A. (Katheryn) Zalar, Charles 
7R. (Annette) Zalar, and Enid V. (Michael) Schroeder; her nieces 
8and nephews; her sisters-in-law,  Margaret O'Hara, Eileen (late 
9William) O'Hara Walker, and Kathleen O'Hara; and her special 
10friend, Ann Hintze; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

13Nanette "Nan" Zalar O'Hara and extend our sincere
condolences 
14to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be 
15it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

17presented to the family of Nanette O'Hara as an expression of

18our deepest sympathy.