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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 Mary Ann Jereb (nee Slana) of Grayslake, 
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who passed away on February 26, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, She was born on July 23, 1933 in North Chicago; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, She had been employed by the U.S. Navy at Great 
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Lakes, the USAF in Tokyo, Japan for 2 years, Mother of God 
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School, and the Knollwood Country Club in Lake Forest; she was 
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a former member of Mother of God and Queen of Peace Churches 
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and was currently a member of St. Mary of the Annunciation in 
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Mundelein; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, She graduated from Mother of God School and Holy 
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Child High School and belonged to many organizations: she was  
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Lector and Eucharistic Minister at her church; a member of the 
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AARP; a lifetime member of St. Joseph #53 KSKJ, where she had 
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been a Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and Financial 
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Secretary, and a Director on the National Board of KSKJ; in 
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addition, she was a member of the  American Slovenic Catholic 
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Union (1991-2007); St. Mary's Church Women's Club; American 
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Legion Sharvin Post Auxillary; Slovenian Women's Union; 
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Slovenic National Home Club; and the Saddlebrook Trotter's 
 


 






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Group; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents, Victor 
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and Jennie Slana; her sister, Jennie Slana; her brother, 
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Laurence Slana; and her granddaughter, Jennifer Parks; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Jereb is survived by her husband, William 
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Jereb; her three daughters, Jean Marie (Mark) Parks, Julie Ann 
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(Richard) Romano, and Jeri Ellen (Jim) Foster; her seven 
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grandchildren, Jori and Jamie Parks, Ricky and Jackie Romano, 
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and Seth, Morgan, and Dylan Foster; her brother, Victor 
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(Regina) Slana; and her sister-in-law, Natalie Slana; 
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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 Mary Ann Jereb; and be 
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it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Mary Ann Jereb as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.