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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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were saddened to learn of the death of Virginia S. "Suzy" 
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Hubbard of Grayslake on November 20, 2003; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Hubbard was born in Buffalo, and her family 
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moved to Grayslake when she was young; after high school, she 
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became an office worker at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, 
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where she met her husband, Kenneth, a corpsman; when they were 
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19, they got married and settled in Grayslake;  and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Hubbard worked as a receptionist for a doctor 
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and as a homemaker before joining the College of Lake County; 
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she worked as a clerk and stenographer in the admissions 
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department when the college opened in 1969; the College was 
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housed in a few trailers in a former cornfield and had more 
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than 2,300 students registered choosing among 224 courses; she 
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moved up the ranks as the college grew to almost 16,000 
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students, whose registration for more than 2,500 courses has 
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been increasingly done over the phone or via computer; she 
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became office supervisor for admissions and records in 1988; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Her dedication to the students was among her 
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compelling reasons for continuing to work long past the age 
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when many retire; when not working with the students, she 
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supervised about a dozen staff members, training them how to 
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handle calls, enroll students, conduct enrollment 
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verification, order degree audits, evaluate credit transfers, 
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set the calendar, and organize graduation ceremonies; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Virginia "Suzy" Hubbard's passing will be deeply 
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felt by many, especially her sons, Kurt, Ken, and Larry; her 
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daughter, Mary Hubbard Slavik; her daughter-in-law, Beverly 
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Hubbard; and her five grandchildren; and

 
 


 









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    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of 
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Virginia S. "Suzy" Hubbard along with all who knew and loved 
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her and extend our sincere condolences to her family and 
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friends; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Virginia S. "Suzy" Hubbard as an 
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expression of our deepest sympathy.