Full Text of HR0315 95th General Assembly
HR0315 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to extend their condolences to the family | 4 |
| and friends of May Chesak of Woodstock, who passed away at the | 5 |
| age of 102 on March 22, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, May Chesak was born on May 30, 1904, in West | 7 |
| Pullman, to Christian and Marie (Jensen) Spangard; she attended | 8 |
| Crystal Lake High School with the class of 1922 and then went | 9 |
| on to Mason County College in Ludington, Michigan; and
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| WHEREAS, She began her teaching career in 1923 in a | 11 |
| one-room schoolhouse in Fox River Grove; she continued teaching | 12 |
| there until 1943, when she became principal and teacher at | 13 |
| Huntley Elementary School; in 1952, Mrs. Chesak became | 14 |
| principal at Greenwood School; she retired in 1964, but she | 15 |
| substituted at eight different schools in the county for 10 | 16 |
| years, teaching for a total of 51 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Chesak married her husband Arnold (Arnie) on | 18 |
| July 27, 1927; she moved to Huntley and lived there for more | 19 |
| than 70 years; after Arnie passed away in 1985, May would play | 20 |
| her piano late into the night; in 1997 she moved to Hearthstone | 21 |
| Manor in Woodstock; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1941, Mrs. Chesak joined First Congregational | 2 |
| Church in Huntley, where she served as Ladies Aid president for | 3 |
| 15 years; among her other activities at the church were | 4 |
| teaching Sunday school, singing in the choir, serving as a | 5 |
| deaconess, and establishing the memorial fund that she chaired | 6 |
| for more than 40 years; and
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| WHEREAS, For more than 75 years, Mrs. Chesak served in many | 8 |
| roles as a member of the American Legion Auxiliary; one of her | 9 |
| treasured memories was establishing the Girls State program in | 10 |
| Huntley in 1948; she also served as vice president of the | 11 |
| McHenry County Council, president of the 11th District, State | 12 |
| Chaplain, assistant sergeant-at-arms, and staff adviser for | 13 |
| Girls State; she also was a charter member of the McHenry | 14 |
| County Salon No. 483 of the 8 et 40, serving in various | 15 |
| capacities; and
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| WHEREAS, Since 1952, she was involved in Delta Kappa Gamma | 17 |
| as a member, also serving on committees within the association; | 18 |
| other organizations of which she was a member include the | 19 |
| Retired Teachers Association of McHenry County; and membership | 20 |
| in IEAS, NEA, and the National Retired Teachers Association; | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Chesak was involved in other community | 23 |
| activities including being an election judge for Grafton |
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| Township, a member of the Senior Citizens, and establishing the | 2 |
| Blood Bank in Huntley during the 1940s, which is still serving | 3 |
| the Huntley area today; while she enjoyed music, flower | 4 |
| gardening and reading, above all else her husband and home came | 5 |
| first; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, For her many contributions to education and the | 7 |
| community, the May S. Chesak Elementary School on Reed Road in | 8 |
| Lake in the Hills was named in her honor in September 2000; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, May Chesak was the beloved wife of Arnold "Arnie" | 10 |
| Chesak and is fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, | 11 |
| cousins, and friends; therefore, be it | 12 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| recognize May 30, 2007, as May Chesak Day in Illinois; and be | 15 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of May Chesak and to Hearthstone Manor | 18 |
| in Woodstock, as an expression of our sincere sympathy.
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