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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Maria A. E. Heiser of Woodstock, who 
4passed away on August 4, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Maria Heiser was born in Berlin, Germany on May 2, 
61937 to Heinrich and Margarete Kottusch; following World War 
7II, she and her family settled in East Berlin; her family 
8escaped to the west shortly before the construction of the 
9Berlin Wall; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Maria Heiser emigrated with her daughter to Cary 
11in 1964 and married Robert J. "Bob" Heiser; they settled in 
12McHenry in 1969; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Maria Heiser began working at McHenry High School 
14(East Campus) in 1970, managing the Language Lab; she then 
15worked for the McHenry Medical Group and Kemper Insurance; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Maria Heiser spent much of her time at her 
17typewriter, initially crafting stories and poetry in both 
18English and German, much of which was semi-autobiographical; 
19she was most proud of self-publishing "About People and 
20Things",  a book of her poetry; she later became a prolific 
21letter writer; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Maria Heiser was preceded in death by her parents, 
2and by her infant granddaughter, Olivia Christine Heiser; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Maria Heiser is survived by her children, Andrea 
4(Michael) Gilio and Rob (Sharon) Heiser; her grandchildren, 
5Michael, Holly, and Adam Gilio and Corey, Max, Hannah, Sophia, 
6and Julia Heiser; her 4 great-grandchildren; and her sister and 
7niece, Wilma and Ira Mayerhofer of Munich, Germany; therefore, 
8be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Maria A. E. Heiser, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to  the family of  Maria Heiser as an expression of our 
16deepest sympathy.