Full Text of SR0027 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Helen Efinger Helgren of Gurnee, who | 4 | | passed away on January 8, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Helen Helgren was born on September 25, 1924, in | 6 | | Waukegan; her parents were Raymond "Doc" and Kathleen (O'Brien) | 7 | | Efinger; she married her loving husband, Preston Helgren, on | 8 | | April 11, 1953; she lived in the Waukegan area all her life; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Helen Helgren attended Immaculate Conception and | 11 | | Holy Family Grade Schools, as well as Lake Forest High School; | 12 | | she graduated from Holy Child High School at the age of 17; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Helen Helgren attended the College of St. Theresa | 14 | | in Winona, Minnesota for one year; she subsequently earned her | 15 | | bachelor's degree in chemistry at Marquette University in 1950; | 16 | | she also earned a teaching certificate; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Helen Helgren worked at many organizations | 18 | | throughout her life; during college, she worked in the | 19 | | Disbursing Office at the Great Lakes Naval Base and in the | 20 | | analytical laboratory at Fansteel Metallurgical; after | 21 | | graduation, she began working at Abbott Laboratories, where she |
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| 1 | | dreamed of working as a chemist; she worked as a long-time | 2 | | substitute teacher at Gurnee Grade School, Viking Junior High, | 3 | | and Warren Township High School; she also had her own business | 4 | | making flower arrangements and other designs; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Helen Helgren was a faithful member of the St. | 6 | | Dismas Church in Waukegan, the League of Women Voters, the | 7 | | Immaculate Conception (Waukegan) Altar and Rosary Society, the | 8 | | Lake County Governmental Study Commission, the Waukegan Garden | 9 | | Club (Douglas Chapter), the Ex Libris Book Club, the Herb | 10 | | Society, the 4H Youth Council, and the Illinois Dunesland | 11 | | Preservation Society; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Helen Helgren and her husband were long-time | 13 | | faithful volunteers at the Lake County Museum and were | 14 | | instrumental in the museum's collection being transferred | 15 | | intact from private ownership to the people of Lake County; she | 16 | | worked tirelessly to bring a new library to Waukegan and to | 17 | | preserve the ravine known as Warbler Glen in Bowen Park; she | 18 | | was a member and volunteer at the American Cancer Society; she | 19 | | was a member and leader of numerous conservation projects in | 20 | | Lake County; she also had a long time interest in prairies, | 21 | | natural areas, and their conservation, leading her to do | 22 | | research on prairie seed germination methods for the Lake | 23 | | County Forest Preserve District; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Helen Helgren was well known among her peers as an | 2 | | excellent seamstress; she also enjoyed painting watercolors, | 3 | | and she was a Master Gardener; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Helen Helgren was preceded in death by her | 5 | | parents; her sisters, Catherine Dietmeyer, Rita Hyland, and | 6 | | Mary June Fizgerald; her sister-in-law, Mary Helgren Johnson; | 7 | | and her treasured niece, Susan Johnson; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Helen Helgren is survived by her husband; her son, | 9 | | Dan (Lizzy) Helgren; her step-grandchildren, Zachary, Noah, | 10 | | and Madeline Rose; her daughter, Mary Catherine Helgren | 11 | | (Richard Radek); her many nieces and nephews; and her many | 12 | | grand-nieces and grand-nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 | | her family and friends, the passing of Helen Efinger Helgren; | 16 | | and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Helen Helgren as an expression of | 19 | | our sympathy.
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