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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Mary H. "May" Lockhart, who passed away 
4on July 10, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Mary Lockhart was born on March 24, 1923 in 
6Glasgow, Scotland; she immigrated to Waukegan with her parents 
7in 1930 at the age of 7; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Mary Lockhart graduated from Waukegan Township 
9High School in 1942 and attended the Chicago Business School; 
10and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Mary Lockhart worked for the North Shore Line, 
12Arwill (Orkin) and retired from the Waukegan News-Sun as 
13secretary to the Editor and Managing Editor in 1986; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Mary Lockhart was a member of the First United 
15Methodist Church since 1942; she taught Sunday school, 
16participated in the women's bible study, and sang in the church 
17choir and Waukegan Philharmonic Choir under the direction of 
18Leslie Gilkey; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Mary Lockhart was proud of her Scottish heritage 
20and made her last trip to Scotland with her mother in 1965; she 
 
 
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1also enjoyed making her weekly phone calls and remembering her 
2loved ones with birthday, anniversary, and special occasion 
3cards; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Mary Lockhart was preceded in death by her 
5parents, Mary C. and John Lockhart; several relatives in 
6Scotland, England, and Canada; and her beloved cat, Princess; 
7and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Mary Lockhart is survived by her caregivers, 
9Marilynn and Dennis Moisio and Christine and Roger Harrison, 
10and her many friends; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
13family and friends, mourn the passing of Mary H. "May" 
14Lockhart; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Mary Lockhart as an expression of 
17our sympathy.