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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mary |
| 4 | | Ellen Harkrader of Peoria, who passed away on January 30,2021; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader graduated from Pontiac High School |
| 7 | | and the St. Francis School of Nursing; she married Alan D. |
| 8 | | Harkrader Jr.; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader worked as a registered nurse in |
| 10 | | pediatrics at the St. Francis School of Nursing before raising |
| 11 | | her family in Peoria; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader became a passionate public |
| 13 | | servant, serving on the Tri-County Regional Planning |
| 14 | | Commission and the Peoria County Board; she served as the |
| 15 | | Peoria County Clerk for three terms and as an officer of the |
| 16 | | National Association of County Officials; she ran the Peoria |
| 17 | | office of the U.S. Census Bureau for the census count in 1980; |
| 18 | | she was a member of the League of Women Voters and a delegate |
| 19 | | to the Democratic National Convention in 1984; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader was an environmental advocate; she |
| 21 | | was a member of the Heart of Illinois Sierra Club and |
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| 1 | | co-founder of Coenact, a recycling organization in the 1960s; |
| 2 | | she was a reading volunteer at Thomas Jefferson Elementary |
| 3 | | School and a member of St. Philomena's Catholic Church; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader loved people and cultures, and she |
| 5 | | was interested in scientific research; alongside her husband, |
| 6 | | she traveled the world after their retirement, and they lived |
| 7 | | happily at the Christian Buehler Home in Peoria; she enjoyed |
| 8 | | telling stories about her travels and experiences in the world |
| 9 | | of politics; she will be remembered for her devotion to her |
| 10 | | family; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader was preceded in death by her |
| 12 | | parents, Lawrence and Marcella Wheeler, and her siblings, |
| 13 | | Margaret and Larry; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader is survived by her husband of 66 |
| 15 | | years, Alan D. Harkrader Jr.; her children, Alan Harkrader |
| 16 | | (Kate Marsland), Mark Harkrader (Jodi Murphy), and Leslye |
| 17 | | Fredrich (Rosca Toulouse); her grandson, Matthew Harkrader; |
| 18 | | and her brother, Donald Wheeler (Theresa); therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 20 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 21 | | we mourn the passing of Mary Ellen Harkrader and extend our |
| 22 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew |