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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Margaret Louise "Peggy" Knosher, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on August 5, 2022, at the age of 86; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Peggy Knosher was born in Eagleton, Wisconsin on | ||||||
| 6 | October 26, 1935, the daughter of Raymond and Sarah Meyer; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Peggy Knosher graduated from Naperville High | ||||||
| 8 | School in 1953 and completed Registered Nurses Training at | ||||||
| 9 | Copley Hospital in Aurora in 1956; upon completion of her | ||||||
| 10 | training, she cared for patients in various doctors' offices | ||||||
| 11 | in the area; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, On December 24, 1956, Peggy Knosher married | ||||||
| 13 | Harlan Knosher; she continued to work as a nurse until the | ||||||
| 14 | birth of their first child, after which she elected to stay at | ||||||
| 15 | home to raise her daughter; her husband worked as a professor | ||||||
| 16 | of Physical Education and eventually became Director of | ||||||
| 17 | Athletics at Knox College in Galesburg; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Once her two daughters were grown, Peggy Knosher | ||||||
| 19 | opened The Frameworks, a picture framing service in downtown | ||||||
| 20 | Galesburg; she opened the store with David Robinson in the | ||||||
| 21 | late 1980s; she was very proud that the business she founded | ||||||
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| 1 | has been passed to several owners and remains open to present | ||||||
| 2 | day; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Peggy Knosher was dedicated to her family and | ||||||
| 4 | friends throughout her life; her greatest joy came from the | ||||||
| 5 | accomplishments of those she loved, and she was a strong | ||||||
| 6 | source of support and encouragement for each of them | ||||||
| 7 | throughout her life; she also took genuine enjoyment from | ||||||
| 8 | reading, gardening, and sewing; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Peggy Knosher was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 10 | parents and her brother, Don Meyer; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Peggy Knosher is survived by her husband of over | ||||||
| 12 | 65 years, Harlan; two daughters, Kathryn (Rich) Harden and | ||||||
| 13 | Laura Knosher; four grandchildren, Jeff (Melissa) Harden, | ||||||
| 14 | Colleen (Hamed) Aziz, Chad Thompson, and Eric Thompson; four | ||||||
| 15 | great-grandsons; and her brother, Bill Meyer; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 18 | Margaret Louise "Peggy" Knosher and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 19 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 20 | her; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the family of Peggy Knosher as an expression of | ||||||
| 2 | our deepest sympathy.
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