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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Marjorie Ruth Gieser of Wheaton, who 
4passed away on August 12, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Marjorie Ruth Nystrom was born May 14, 1938 in 
6Asyut, Egypt; her parents, Dr. Sigurd Nystrom and Dr. Harriet 
7Skemp, were medical missionaries to Ethiopia; she graduated 
8from Wheaton College, where she met her husband Richard G. 
9Gieser; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, In 1976, Mrs. Gieser received her Masters of Fine 
11Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; an artist 
12of various media, she found her calling in the creation of art 
13used to augment worship in churches;

Mrs. Gieser produced 
14banners, pulpit cloths, and vestments of dramatic beauty; and

  
 
15    WHEREAS, She typically created three-dimensional pieces, 
16combining painting with sculptured fabric; churches throughout 
17the Chicago region and numerous churches around the world use 
18her work, including the  Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, 
19Moody Church, Edman Chapel of Wheaton College, and in church 
20sanctuaries in several states; international locations include 
21Coventry Cathedral of England, St. George Church of Bagdad, 
22Iraq, and Khartoum Evangelical Church of Sudan; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, While accompanying her ophthalmologist husband on 
2frequent medical mission trips, Mrs. Gieser found ways to 
3brighten hospital wards by painting colorful murals in Schell 
4Eye Hospital of Vellore, India; Dutch Hospital of El Alto, 
5Boliva; and Eye Hospital of Ulan Bator, Mongolia; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Mrs. Gieser is survived by her husband of 51 
7years; their son, Dr. Stephen Gieser; their daughters, Wendy 
8Partain and Susan Cassel; her sister, Nardos Shuler; and 12 
9grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
12her family and friends, the passing of Marjorie Ruth Gieser; 
13and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of Marjorie Ruth Gieser as a symbol of 
16our sincere sympathy.