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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Susan August of Waukegan, who passed away 
4on August 13, 2010; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, She was born September 15, 1937 in Oconomowoc, 
6Wisconsin; she was a member of St. Anastasia Parish and a 
7former member of St. Dismas Parish; she graduated from St. 
8Therese Hospital School of Nursing in Waukegan in 1958, she was 
9a member of St. Therese Alumni Association, the Lake County 
10Nurse's Association, and the Catholic Nurse's Association; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, She was also a volunteer at Kids Corner at the 
12Lake County Court House and a volunteer with S.P.R.E.D., as 
13well as being active in the Boy Scouts; as a Registered Nurse 
14she was active in nursing in the county for many years, and 
15retired from the Veteran's Administration Hospital of North 
16Chicago; and
  
 
  
17    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas 
18August in 2002, with whom she was united in marriage in 1960; 
19her parents, George Weege and Gertrude (nee Wagnitz) Weege; and 
20her sister, Dolores; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Susan August is survived by her children, Peter 
 
 
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1(Mary Ellen) August, Katherine August, and Stephen (Carol) 
2August; her grandchildren, Amanda, Kate, Rachel, Grace, 
3Thomas, Maggie, and Daniel August; her numerous nieces and 
4nephews;  her caregiver, Donna Poblocka; her siblings, George 
5(Frances) Weege, Edie (Gil) Walter, Judy Robbins, Ernie (Mary) 
6Weege, Sandy (Jim) Pritzlaff, Wayne (Sue) Weege, Sally Clancy, 
7Jim Weege, and Pat (Phyllis) Weege; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
10her family and friends, the passing of Susan August; and be it 
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12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Susan August as a symbol of our 
14sincere sympathy.