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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
Suzanne Turk, who passed away on June 23, |
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| 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Suzanne Turk was born in Joliet on September 13, |
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| 1943; she attended St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School, then |
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| graduated with the St. Francis Academy Class of 1961; she then |
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| attended Joliet Junior College, where she was crowned the 1962 |
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| Homecoming Queen; and
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| WHEREAS, Suzanne Turk worked for Commonwealth Edison for 32 |
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| years; following her retirement from ComEd, she became the |
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| Accessories Buyer for the Turk Family Furniture Stores; and
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| WHEREAS, Suzanne Turk was a parishioner at the Cathedral of |
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| St. Raymond Nonnatus; and
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| WHEREAS, Suzanne Turk was an active member of her |
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| community; she was involved with the Visitation and Aid |
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| Society, Lewis University Cultural Arts, Joliet Historical |
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| Society, the Joliet Park District Bird Haven Greenhouse and |
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| Conservatory, and the Guardian Angel Home, as well as many |
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| other local organizations; and
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| WHEREAS, Suzanne Turk was preceded in death by her parents, |
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| William and Mary Manner, and her many aunts and uncles, |
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| including George H. Dwyer and R. Patrick Dwyer; and
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| WHEREAS, Suzanne Turk is survived by her loving and devoted |
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| husband of 32 years, Frank Turk, Jr.; her brothers, John (Sue) |
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| Manner and Robert (Julie) Manner; her niece, Stephanie (Brent) |
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| Wagner and their children, J.C., Hayden, Cordelia, Cormac, and |
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| Declan; her nephews, William and Michael Manner and the |
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| Kitchell Family; her stepchildren, Frank (Sarah) Turk, |
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| Elizabeth (David) Runberg, Michael (GiGi) Turk, Stephen |
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| (Jackie Gillespie Horvat) Turk, and John (Tara) Turk; and her |
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| grandchildren, Shea, Megan, Frank, and Jack Turk, David and |
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| Zachary Runberg, Austin, Andrew, Ryan, and Elizabeth Turk, and |
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| Jessica, John, and Katherine Turk; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Suzanne Turk; 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 Suzanne Turk as an expression of our |
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| sympathy.
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