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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Frances A. Larsen of McHenry, who passed 
4away on June 17, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Frances Larsen was born in Hanna, Indiana on  April 
618, 1926 to Calvin and Eva Thomas; she was later adopted by 
7Merritt and Alice Metz; she married Otto Larsen on June 30, 
81951; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Frances Larsen was reported to be the first female 
10meter reader in the state of Indiana; she was an Illinois Bell 
11phone operator in Champaign-Urbana and customer service 
12representative in McHenry until 1962; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Frances Larsen was an avid gardener, cook, and the 
14self-proclaimed "Mayor of Riverside Drive"; she served on the 
15McHenry District 15 School Board for 13 years and was one of 
16the founding members of McHenry's Pigtail League; when she and 
17her husband first arrived in McHenry, they were active McHenry 
18Little League contributors; she was a member of the McHenry 
19County League of Women Voters, the Order of the Eastern Star, 
20and the Historical Society; she also volunteered her time with 
21P.A.D.S. and was an election judge official for many years; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Frances Larsen was preceded in death by her 
2husband, Otto; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Frances Larsen is survived by her 3 adopted 
4children, Hans (Janet), Fritz, and Greta (Joseph); her 
5grandchildren, Emily and Otto Krueger; and her sisters, Mary 
6Evers and Lucy Finch; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Frances A. Larsen, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Frances Larsen as an expression of 
14our deepest sympathy.