SR0061 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Judith Drury of Winthrop Harbor, who passed away on January 4, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Judith Drury was born in Winona, Minnesota on September 24, 1942; she was the first child of Lambert J. and Cecilia A. (Wiersgalla) Hamerski; and

WHEREAS, Judith Drury attended St. Stanislaus Grade School, Cotter High School, and St. Teresa College in Winona; she interned as a social worker for the Diocese of Winona for one year; and

WHEREAS, In 1964, Judith Drury started her first job, working for Catholic Charities of Chicago in the Lake County Office in downtown Waukegan; she was also employed with Sellke & Reily Orthodontics in Grayslake; that same year, she met her future husband, Daniel P. Drury, while both were teaching CCD at Immaculate Conception Church in Waukegan; they were united in marriage on October 28, 1967 at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Winona; together, they have two children, Patrick J. (Sara) Drury and Joyce E. (Jaime) Rosen; and

WHEREAS, Judith Drury was a community-minded individual who volunteered for various organizations, including Star Hospice, AAUW Nursery School, Oakdale and Cook Magnet Schools in Waukegan, and St. Joseph High School in Kenosha; she also served two years as President of the P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) International; she was also concerned with environmental issues and worked tirelessly to preserve the world around her; and

WHEREAS, At Saint Mary Catholic Church in Kenosha, Judith Drury ministered as a Greeter, served on the Stewardship Committee, and attended Bible study and Adoration; and

WHEREAS, Judith Drury will be sadly missed by her grandchildren, Seth Matthew and Lily Katherine Rosen, Kelsey and Sydney Rosen, and Celia Rose and Kira Jane Drury; she is also survived by her sister, Nancy (William) Lambert; her brother, Michael (Susan) Hamerski; and her nieces and nephews, Kristine Lambert, Anthony (Lorie) Lambert, Jennifer Lambert-Smith (Brad), and Madeleine and Samuel Hamerski; therefore, be it

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

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