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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 Mary Helen Schaafsma, who passed away on |
4 | | March 11, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Schaafsma was born in Detroit, Michigan to |
6 | | Miriam Cooke and Sybrant Schaafsma on February 3, 1951; she |
7 | | grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan; she earned her Bachelor of |
8 | | Arts in History from Calvin College and her Masters in Public |
9 | | Administration from Western Michigan University; for most of |
10 | | her adult life, she lived in Chicago; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Mary Schaafsma spent her working life primarily in |
12 | | the nonprofit and government realms; until shortly before her |
13 | | death, she was the Executive Director of the Illinois League of |
14 | | Women Voters, a position she assumed in 2013; she also worked |
15 | | for Illinois Citizen Action as an Administrative and Associate |
16 | | Program Director and for Protestants for the Common Good as |
17 | | Deputy Director for Policy and Program; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Mary Schaafsma was an active member of Fourth |
19 | | Presbyterian Church of Chicago, where she served in many roles, |
20 | | including elder, deacon, committee chair and member, youth |
21 | | mission trip leader, and longtime usher; she also volunteered |
22 | | her time as Secretary-Treasurer of the USAction Education Fund |