SR0903 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Rena Mack; and

WHEREAS, Rena Mack was born in Wakefield, Nebraska; after graduating from Midland College in Freemont, Nebraska, she attended her roommate's wedding, where she would meet her partner for life, Gary Mack; after a 2-year, long-distance courtship, the couple married and moved to Springfield, where she continued to teach; and

WHEREAS, Rena Mack was a former press secretary for the Illinois Toll Highway Authority and DuPage County Board; she also served as director of communications and leadership development for the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville; and

WHEREAS, Rena Mack is survived by her husband, Gary; her children, Lindsay, Peter, and Andrew; her mother, Dorothy Anfinson; her sister, Willa Saltzman; and her brother, Rex Anfinson; and

WHEREAS, Rena Mack will be remembered fondly by her family, friends, and the countless students she taught for her gentle and optimistic nature, which endeared her to everyone she ever met; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Rena Mack; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Rena Mack as an expression of our sympathy.