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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Eunice "Granny" Andreas of McHenry, who |
| 4 | | passed away on January 12, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas was born in Algonquin to Albert and |
| 6 | | Jennie Ebel on November 14, 1913; she attended a one-room |
| 7 | | schoolhouse and married Weldon Andreas in 1932; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas was employed in a chemical plant |
| 9 | | supporting the war effort in 1942 and continued working for the |
| 10 | | next 50 years; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas enjoyed taking family trips, |
| 12 | | including frequent trips to their Wisconsin cabin for fishing |
| 13 | | and enjoying nature by the lake; she also enjoyed 50 years of |
| 14 | | Andreas 4th of July family reunions; they moved to Sunnyside |
| 15 | | (now Johnsburg) in 1978; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas took her "trip of a lifetime" to |
| 17 | | the banks of the Elbe River in Germany to see the small town |
| 18 | | the Ebels left in 1872, and then to Malmo, Sweden to visit her |
| 19 | | mother's ancestral home; throughout her life, she carried her |
| 20 | | immigrant mother's determination, along with many family |
| 21 | | traditions like crocheting and renowned home-cooking; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas was preceded in death by her |
| 2 | | siblings, Doris, Lester, Laverne, Glenard, Marian, Albert, and |
| 3 | | Adelbert, and her husband, Weldon; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas is survived by her 4 children, |
| 5 | | Duane (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, |
| 8 | | Kim (Gordon) Husby, Dean (Jane) Andreas, Dirk Andreas, Diane |
| 9 | | (Paul) Erickson, Joe (Kathy) Huemann, Randy (Patty) Smith, Dana |
| 10 | | Andreas, and Tom (Sandy) Huemann; her 27 great-grandchildren; |
| 11 | | and her 12 great-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 14 | | Eunice "Granny" Andreas, and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 15 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 16 | | further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to the family of Eunice Andreas as an expression of |
| 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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