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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Sondra Lea Hecox, who passed away on
4March 19, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox was born on August 28, 1936 in
6Clarion, Iowa; her parents were Irvin and Freda Harmon; she
7married Dale Hecox on June 7, 1956; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox attended Iowa State University in
9Ames, Iowa and the American Business Institute; she later
10worked for the City of Iowa City until her husband completed
11his education; they then moved to Oak Park, where she worked as
12Director of Personnel for the Sunbeam Corporation until her
13first daughter was born, at which time she became a housewife;
14they then moved to Elmhurst and then finally to Saint Charles
15in 1988; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox loved the Republican Party and she
17and her husband came to represent all that was best about the
18Grand Old Party; senators, congressmen, and political leaders
19all sought her counsel and approval; she was a tireless
20Republican advocate and volunteer; she was an elected precinct
21committeewoman for Saint Charles Township; she served as
22secretary of the Kane County Republican Women's Organization;

 

 

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1she served at the Kane County Republican Headquarters for seven
2years helping to organize fundraising events, where her
3attention to detail and her ability to make every volunteer and
4voter feel special; she and her husband also continued to walk
5their neighborhood at election times when many people their age
6would have retired; and
 
7    WHEREAS, In 2004, Sondra Hecox and her husband were awarded
8President George W. Bush's Crystal Award for their volunteer
9efforts in Kane County; she was voted Kane County Republican of
10the Year in 2004; in 2012, she and her husband were honored
11with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kane County
12Republican Party; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox loved gardening and landscaping; she
14was a member of the Pottawatomie Garden Club and participated
15in their shows and events; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox is survived by her loving husband,
17Dale; her daughters, Sharon Grether and Susan Sherman; her
18granddaughter; and her three grandsons; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her
21family and friends, mourn the passing of Sondra Lea Hecox; and
22be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Sondra Hecox as an expression of our
3sympathy.