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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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| learned with sadness of the death of Virginia Ann Wirtz Balmes |
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| of North Chicago on December 28, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born December 10, 1920 in Freemont |
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| Township; and
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| WHEREAS, She received her teaching certification from |
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| Northern Illinois University in 1941 and taught at Wadsworth |
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| School in Wadsworth and Lindberg School in North Chicago before |
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| becoming co-owner of Balmes Florist in North Chicago that was |
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| established in 1951; and
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| WHEREAS, She was active in North Chicago Women's Club, |
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| Center for the Arts in North Chicago, and served on the Family |
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| Service Board; and
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| WHEREAS, Virginia was an active member of Queen of Peace |
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| Church (formally Holy Family) in North Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, She is preceded in death by her son, Michael |
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| Balmes; her sister, Edith Marie Wirtz; and her parents, Frank |
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| and Bertha Wirtz; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Virginia Ann Wirtz Balmes has been |
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| felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband of |
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| 62 years, Wilfred Balmes, Sr.; her children, Kathleen Scott, |
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| Pam (the late Michael) Balmes, Jeanne Balmes, Julianne (Gary) |
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| Gehrig, Peter (Robin) Balmes, and Wilfred (Aleta) Balmes, Jr.; |
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| her grandchildren, Elizabeth (Richard) Hubbard, Jacob |
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| (Michele) Balmes, Kathryn Balmes, Ann Balmes, Peter (Traci) |
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| Gehrig, Drew Gehrig, Sara (Marc) Jackson, Keli Balmes, and P. |
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| Joseph Balmes; her great-grandchildren, Gwen Balmes, Wyatt |
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| Balmes, Aidan Jackson, Sydney Jackson, and Christian Jackson; |