SR0276 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Patrice M. Johannes of Palatine, who passed away on April 16, 2021; and

WHEREAS, Patrice Johannes was born in Highland Park to Raymond and Marguerite (Steffen) Sheahen on January 25, 1945; and

WHEREAS, Patrice Johannes was a career educator and was the principal of Buffalo Grove High School at the time of her retirement in 2008; previously, she was the principal at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, assistant principal of Rosati-Kain High School in St. Louis, Missouri, counselor at Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, and a teacher at St. Paul High School in Highland; and

WHEREAS, Patrice Johannes was a devoted and active member of the Rotary of Buffalo Grove; she went on a service trip with the club to Ak' tenamit in Guatemala and served as chair of the scholarship committee; she was always willing to help at events; she also volunteered at the Little Sisters of the Poor in Palatine; she will be remembered as someone who always gave of herself to others, both during her long career in education and through her volunteer work; and

WHEREAS, Patrice Johannes was preceded in death by her daughter, Lisa Marie Burnett; and

WHEREAS, Patrice Johannes is survived by her children, Donald (Holly) Johannes Jr., Peggy (Matt) Jacober, and Andrew (Michele) Johannes; her grandchildren, Jenna, Kaitlin, Jake, Colin, Liam, Dylan, and Mark; and her sisters, Virginia Quillinan, Mary Murray, Barbara Spitzer, and Anita Page; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Patrice M. Johannes 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 Patrice Johannes as an expression of our deepest sympathy.