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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Loretta Marie (Behrendt) Tvrdy of Elk |
| 4 | | Grove Village, who passed away on July 2, 2024; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Tvrdy was born to Joseph and Josephine |
| 6 | | (Labno) Behrendt in Chicago on August 13, 1930; she attended |
| 7 | | St. Hyacinth School and Alvernia High School; her mother later |
| 8 | | married Bill Wadington, and he became an important part of her |
| 9 | | life as an adult; she married Gerald "Jerry" Tvrdy on October |
| 10 | | 22, 1955, and he preceded her in death on August 18, 1970; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Tvrdy, in addition to being a devoted |
| 12 | | wife and mother, worked as a learning center aide and then in |
| 13 | | the human resources department at Community Consolidated |
| 14 | | School District 59 in Elk Grove Village, retiring in 1995; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Tvrdy was serious about her civic |
| 16 | | responsibilities, serving as a longtime member of the League |
| 17 | | of Women Voters; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Tvrdy loved spending time with her |
| 19 | | friends and family, especially her grandchildren and |
| 20 | | great-grandchildren; she enjoyed traveling, experiencing |
| 21 | | dinner theater, reading, and playing cards and board games, as |
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| 1 | | well as Mahjong on her ipad; she liked watching sports on |
| 2 | | television and was a lifelong Cubs fan; she was also a great |
| 3 | | fan of legal dramas, detective and mystery fiction, and |
| 4 | | comedies; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Tvrdy deeply loved and supported each of |
| 6 | | her six children, whom she raised single-handedly after her |
| 7 | | husband's passing; she will be remembered for her great, |
| 8 | | infectious laugh and meeting all challenges thrown her way; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Tvrdy was preceded in death by her |
| 11 | | parents; her siblings, Geri (Charlie) Race, Joan (Art) Geib, |
| 12 | | Joe (Rita) Behrendt, and Bob (Karen) Behrendt; and her |
| 13 | | great- |
| | grandchild, Noah; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Tvrdy is survived by her children, Carol |
| 15 | | (James) Zerkle, Ellen Tvrdy, Gayle (Robert) Fill, Stephen |
| 16 | | Tvrdy, Laura (Jeff) Plys, and Gregory (Oksana) Tvrdy; her |
| 17 | | grandchildren and their families, Adam (Karen) Zerkle, John |
| 18 | | (Maureen) Zerkle, Michael (Emilie) Zerkle, Ariel |
| 19 | | Blackshear-Tvrdy, Evan Blackshear-Tvrdy, Bryan (Heather) Fill, |
| 20 | | Ashley Fill, Alyssa (Chad) Balmer, Erica Plys, and Marianna |
| 21 | | (Marek) Ivanus; her great-grandchildren, Amelia, Walter, |
| 22 | | Elora, Hannah, Landon, Ezra, Odin, Molly, Melanie, Julian, and |
| 23 | | Edwin; and her siblings, Terri (Lee) Szadorski and Tom |
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| 1 | | (Janice) Behrendt; therefore, be it
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 4 | | Loretta Marie (Behrendt) Tvrdy and extend our sincere |
| 5 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 6 | | her; and be it further
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 8 | | presented to the family of Loretta Tvrdy as an expression of |
| 9 | | our deepest sympathy. |