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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives have
  
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learned with great sadness of the death of Mary Margaret 
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Haskins Jacobs of River Forest on Monday, October 17, 2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Jacobs was born in LaSalle; she moved to 
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Chicago seven years later with her mother and seven brothers 
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after her father's death; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Jacobs married Dr. William Francis Jacobs in 
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1941; throughout their 46 years of marriage, Dr. Jacobs 
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affectionately referred to Mary Margaret as "my bride"; the 
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couple would often retreat to the porch of the family home to 
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paint together; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Jacobs, a child of the Great Depression, 
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believed education was essential; she attended Loyola 
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University and graduated with a degree in elementary education 
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from Chicago Teachers College; she considered it a personal 
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responsibility to attain an education; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Jacobs was a Chicago public school teacher 
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until 1941; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Jacobs was a devout Catholic; the only thing 
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more important to her than education was her faith; she named 
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three of her daughters Mary in honor of the Virgin Mary; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Family was sacred to Mrs. Jacobs; she raised 
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thirteen children, gently but indefatigably prodding them to 
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fulfill their potential; all thirteen of her children are 
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college graduates; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Each of her children was born into a culture of 
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strong faith and strong education and each felt unconditionally 
 


 






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and equally loved; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Jacobs was very generous and sought to help 
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people in Southern dioceses and those in the Pacific Islands; 
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she seemed to effortlessly comprehend the struggles of others; 
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and

 

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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Jacobs had a rare gift in her ability to put 
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others at ease with her presence; and

 

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    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; and 
 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Mary Margaret Haskins Jacobs has 
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been deeply felt by many, especially her eight sons, Bob, 
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William, Thomas, Vincent, Edward, James, Gerard, and John; her 
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five daughters, Mary Margaret "Honey", Mary Elizabeth, Gahan, 
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Constance Christenson, and Mary Rochelle; her twenty-three 
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grandchildren; and her great-grandson; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we mourn the passing of Mary Margaret Haskins Jacobs, and we 
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extend our sincerest condolences to her family, friends, and 
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all who knew and loved her; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to her family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy for their loss.