Full Text of SR0731 94th General Assembly
SR0731 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the recent death of Lorraine M. Larsen | 4 |
| of Waukegan; and
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| WHEREAS, Lorraine and her future husband met through the | 6 |
| gentle urging of his good friend and golf partner, her brother, | 7 |
| Carl Mathes; she and Richard (Dick) became high school | 8 |
| sweethearts and married at Christ Episcopal Church on September | 9 |
| 10, 1939; he preceded her in death in 1986, but for 46 years | 10 |
| they enjoyed an active social life supported by their strong | 11 |
| circle of friends from the mills and bowling alleys of Lake | 12 |
| County, who joined them on their many travels, golf outings, | 13 |
| and regular card games and dinner; and
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| WHEREAS, Her professional career included secretarial work | 15 |
| for local businesses plus a 15 year career with Abbott | 16 |
| Laboratories, where she served as Executive Secretary in the | 17 |
| Abbott International Division; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Larsen was a charter member of St. Paul's | 19 |
| Lutheran Church, where she cheerfully served on many | 20 |
| committees, boards, and outreach activities, including the | 21 |
| PADS program; and
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| WHEREAS, She exemplified the meaning of mother, friend, and | 23 |
| neighbor and was a consummate volunteer and active citizen of | 24 |
| Waukegan; she contributed countless hours to the pursuit of her | 25 |
| children's education, sports interests, and appreciation of | 26 |
| the arts; and
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| WHEREAS, The community will be forever grateful for her | 28 |
| tireless efforts to her many causes, including the C.O.O.L. | 29 |
| Food Pantry as a founder and volunteer; as a Director for the | 30 |
| Waukegan Historical Society, where she spearheaded efforts to |
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| computerize and professionally catalogue the collections and | 2 |
| archives and was a chairwoman for the Annual Tour of Historic | 3 |
| Homes; as a Grade School Band Parent; and as a volunteer with | 4 |
| the Friends of the Waukegan Library; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lorraine M. Larsen has been deeply | 6 |
| felt by many, especially her children, Penny (John) Petitclair, | 7 |
| David (Dian) Larsen, and Richard (Judi) Larsen; her | 8 |
| grandchildren, Deborah (Ron) Koth, Ann (Kevin) Grebner, | 9 |
| Kristin Larsen, Eric Larsen, and Brian Larsen; her | 10 |
| great-grandchildren, Ron and Kyle Koth, Caroline and Claire | 11 |
| Grebner; and her nieces; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 |
| Lorraine M. Larsen, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 15 |
| her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 16 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 19 |
| sympathy.
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