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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Elaine June Dahl of Crystal Lake, who
4passed away on February 23, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Elaine Dahl was born in Chicago; her parents were
6Elmer and Bernice (nee Raycroft) Dahl; and
 
7    WHEREAS, In 1929, Elaine Dahl and her family moved to
8Crystal Lake, where she attended public schools from third
9grade through high school and graduated as valedictorian in
101939; after earning her diploma from the Sherman Hospital
11School of Nursing in 1943, she took the Illinois State Exam to
12become a Registered Nurse; she subsequently enlisted in the
13United States Army and served as a nurse in the Pacific Theater
14during World War II; and
 
15    WHEREAS, After her discharge, Elaine Dahl worked as a
16private duty nurse, often caring for polio patients; she later
17pursued an interest in physical therapy at the Mayo Clinic in
18Rochester, Minnesota and earned her certificate and passed the
19National and Illinois Exams to become a Registered Physical
20Therapist; and
 
21    WHEREAS, In 1969, Elaine Dahl graduated from Northern

 

 

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1Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring
2in Physical Therapy; while at Northern Illinois University, she
3worked in the Physical Therapy Department; in 1975, she moved
4to Oregon to work as a physical therapist at Salem Memorial
5Hospital, where she worked until the age of 72; after 30 years
6of living in the Pacific Northwest, she returned to Crystal
7Lake to be with her family; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Elaine Dahl enjoyed nature, spending much of her
9younger days camping, canoeing, hiking, and describing the
10history of every rock formation along the way; she also enjoyed
11traveling the world, where she collected various treasures; as
12a member of the Aurora Colony Handspinners Guild, she would
13often demonstrate the craft of spinning in many places,
14including the Oregon State Fair and the McHenry County
15Historical Society; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Elaine Dahl was preceded in death by a brother,
17Jack Dahl; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Elaine Dahl is survived by a sister-in-law,
19Marilyn Dahl; 4 nephews, Scot (Virginia) Dahl, Jay (Peggy)
20Dahl, Jim (Marty) Dahl, and Wayne (Michelle) Dahl; and 13
21grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnieces, and
22great-grandnephews; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her
3family and friends, mourn the passing of Elaine June Dahl; and
4be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Elaine Dahl as an expression of our
7sympathy.