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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Eunice "Granny" Andreas of McHenry, who
4passed away on January 12, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas was born in Algonquin to Albert and
6Jennie Ebel on November 14, 1913; she attended a one-room
7schoolhouse and married Weldon Andreas in 1932; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas was employed in a chemical plant
9supporting the war effort in 1942 and continued working for the
10next 50 years; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas enjoyed taking family trips,
12including frequent trips to their Wisconsin cabin for fishing
13and enjoying nature by the lake; she also enjoyed 50 years of
14Andreas 4th of July family reunions; they moved to Sunnyside
15(now Johnsburg) in 1978; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas took her "trip of a lifetime" to
17the banks of the Elbe River in Germany to see the small town
18the Ebels left in 1872, and then to Malmo, Sweden to visit her
19mother's ancestral home; throughout her life, she carried her
20immigrant mother's determination, along with many family
21traditions like crocheting and renowned home-cooking; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas was preceded in death by her
2siblings, Doris, Lester, Laverne, Glenard, Marian, Albert, and
3Adelbert, and her husband, Weldon; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas is survived by her 4 children,
5Duane (Doris Bauer) Andreas, Audrey (John) Smith, Darlene
6(Thomas) Huemann, and Margo Andreas; her 11 grandchildren, Lisa
7(Thomas) Cote, Greg (Stephanie) Smith, Janine (Kevin) Burns,
8Kim (Gordon) Husby, Dean (Jane) Andreas, Dirk Andreas, Diane
9(Paul) Erickson, Joe (Kathy) Huemann, Randy (Patty) Smith, Dana
10Andreas, and Tom (Sandy) Huemann; her 27 great-grandchildren;
11and her 12 great-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
14Eunice "Granny" Andreas, and extend our sincere condolences to
15her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
16further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to the family of Eunice Andreas as an expression of
19our deepest sympathy.