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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Martha M. Berg of North Aurora, who 
4passed away on June 27, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Martha Berg was born on April 8, 1947, in 
6Frankfort, Kentucky; her parents were James H. and Martha 
7Maddox; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Martha Berg graduated from Sullivan Indiana High 
9School in 1965; she subsequently attended Indiana State 
10University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 
11elementary education in 1968 and completed her master's degree 
12in elementary education in 1971; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Martha Berg served as an educator for 35 years; 
14she spent her first 26 years at Sherrard Elementary in Sherrard 
15and her last 9 years in education were spent at East Aurora 
16Illinois School District 131; after retiring in 2005, she 
17carried her love of teaching into assisting future teachers at 
18Olivet Nazarene University, Aurora University, and the 
19National Head Start Family Literacy Center; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Martha Berg was an active member of her community; 
21she served in numerous organizations, including the Child 
 
 
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1Welfare Society, Delta Kappa Gamma, and P.E.O.; she was a 
2member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, where she was 
3involved in the Chancel Choir and 10-Fold Contemporary 
4Christian Group and served as a deacon and member of various 
5committees; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Martha Berg is survived by her loving husband of 
717 years, Richard K. "Dick" Berg Jr.; her children, Laura 
8(Eric) Kies, Tyler (Brooke) Knowles, Rick (Audra) Berg, and 
9Diane (Brian) Gillaspie; her grandchildren, Maddox and Kennon 
10Kies, Carter and Reid Knowles, Jackson and Jillian Berg, and 
11Hannah Gillaspie; and her special brothers, Jay (Carolyn) 
12Maddox and Bill Maddox; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
15her family and friends, the passing of Martha M. Berg; and be 
16it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Martha Berg as an expression of our 
19sympathy.