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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Lois R. Norgard of Hebron, who passed 
4away on June 28, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lois Norgard was born on May 12, 1920 in 
6Woodstock; her parents were Elmer and Olive (nee Fink) 
7Bottlemy; she married Lawrence Norgard on August 31, 1940 in 
8Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Lois Norgard graduated from Alden High School in 
101938; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Lois Norgard worked as a salesclerk at Ace 
12Hardware in Woodstock for 15 years; she was also an apprentice 
13pharmacist at various Hebron and Woodstock drug stores; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Lois Norgard was a member of St. John's Lutheran 
15Church in Hebron, where she served as a Sunday school teacher 
16for 20 years and was active in the Lutheran Ladies Aid; she was 
17a member of the Merry-Go-Round Club, the Afternoon Social Club, 
18the Hebron Service Club, the Home Bureau; she attended McHenry 
19County sports events and attended all of her grandson's sport 
20activities; she also planned and hosted Fourth of July picnics 
21for family and friends at her home for over 40 years; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Lois Norgard was preceded by her husband, 
2Lawrence; a son, Larry Norgard; a sister, Frances Behrens; and 
33 brothers, Harold, Elmer, Jr., and Warren Bottlemy; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Lois Norgard is survived by a daughter, Judy 
5Hilton; a son, Barry Norgard; 4 grandsons, Michael Hilton, 
6Edward (Gwen) Hilton, Todd (Marla) Norgard, and Mathew Norgard; 
77 great-grandchildren, Jared, Brooklyn, Jordan, Alexandria, 
8Maxwell, Kirill, and Alexandra; and a sister, Grace Wissell; 
9therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
12family and friends, mourn the passing of Lois R. Norgard; and 
13be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of Lois Norgard as an expression of our 
16sympathy.