SR0777 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Anne Zegar of Zion, formerly of North Chicago, who passed away on May 9, 2012; and

WHEREAS, She was born in North Chicago on January 14, 1921 and raised in the Slovenian neighborhood of North Chicago, where she became an excellent cook, specializing in Slovenian and Polish dishes, particularly Slovenian potica; she also made an incomparable bridge mix; and

WHEREAS, She was a member of the Prince of Peace Church and the K.S.K.J. Society; for many years, she was a member of a Waukegan neighborhood group which met once a month to play cards and socialize; the group included Jeanette Swanson, Alice Hanson, Bea Wooldridge, and Betty Hyde; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis; her infant daughter, Carole Ann; her parents; her sister, Lillian; and numerous half-brothers, nieces, and nephews; and

WHEREAS, Anne Zegar is survived by her children, James, John (Zuleika), Mary Kay, and Jerry (Jean); her niece, Leona Russell; and her grandchildren, Laura and Katie Zegar, John and Mike Zegar, Ryan Courtney, Scott Courtney, Christopher and Jonathan Zegar, and Emily Zegar; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Anne Zegar as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.