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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Lori Newsham of Wheaton, who passed away 
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on August 27, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lori Newsham grew up in Wheaton; she was the 
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second of 10 children and the oldest daughter of A. James and 
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Loretta Newsham; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lori Newsham attended St. Michael's School, St. 
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Francis High School, and Benedictine University in Lisle, where 
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she studied theology and literature; she then earned her 
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master's degree and later completed the diocese's pastoral 
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leadership program; she was an advocate of lifelong learning, 
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and led by example with her continuous education throughout her 
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life; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lori Newsham worked as manager of the book 
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department for the Wheaton Religious Gift and Church Supplies 
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for nearly 30 years; she was well-known throughout the Joliet 
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and Chicago areas for her knowledge of the Catholic publishing 
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market, with church professionals and officials with the 
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Christian Booksellers Association and Liturgy Training 
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Publications in Chicago seeking her expertise on a regular 
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basis; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Lori Newsham was a devoted parishioner of St. 
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Michael's Church in Wheaton, who served on the church's 
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building and design committee and art and environment 
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subcommittee during the rebuilding of the church; she also 
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aided new parishioners to the church, helping them with the 
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Rite of Christian Initiation; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lori Newsham is survived by her mother and her 
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siblings, Don (Vicky), Terrence (Victoria), Kathleen, and 
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James Newsham, Mary (Joseph) LoMastro, Ruth York, Jacquelyn 
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(James) Howard, and Margaret (Michael) Evans, and Christine 
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Feldy; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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her family and friends, the passing of Lori Newsham; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Lori Newsham as an expression of our 
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sympathy.