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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Sister Mary Lou Larkin, who passed away 
4on August 29, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Sr. Mary Lou Larkin was born on September 18, 1929 
6in Omaha, Nebraska; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Sr. Mary Lou Larkin had a long-standing connection 
8to St. Edmund Parish and the entire Oak Park community; for 11 
9years during the 1970s and 1980s, she taught school at St. 
10Edmund School; she was fondly remembered by her former students 
11and their parents as a kind and gentle disciplinarian who was 
12adept at getting her point across to all, in a stern but loving 
13manner; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Sr. Mary Lou Larkin had many varied assignments 
15during her religious career, including a principalship at St. 
16Bernard School in Los Angeles, California; she also served at 
17St. Dorothy Catholic School on the South Side of Chicago, where 
18she listened in person to many black leaders as they met and 
19spoke there on many occasions; years later, her students from 
20St. Dorothy invited her back to honor her strong faith and 
21loving and professional guidance; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Prior to moving to Mt. Carmel in Dubuque, Iowa in 
22011, Sr. Mary Lou Larkin resided at Oak Park's Mills Park 
3Tower for 11 years; she not only developed lasting friendships 
4at the tower but also became the unofficial "chaplain" for the 
5residents; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Sr. Mary Lou Larkin was an active proponent of the 
7goals of the fledgling Oak Park Human Relations Committee 
8during the 1970s; she was an accomplished downhill skier and 
9continued honing her skills well into her 70s; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Sr. Mary Lou Larkin is survived by her brother, 
11Mark Larkin, and his family, as well as many relatives in 
12Phoenix, Arizona and Omaha, Nebraska; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
15family and friends, mourn the passing of Sister Mary Lou 
16Larkin; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Sr. Mary Lou Larkin as an expression 
19of our sympathy.