Full Text of SR0016 100th 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 Jean K. Wehrli, who passed away on | 4 | | December 12, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli was born to Judge Win and Irene Knoch | 6 | | on December 6, 1928; she attended Saints Peter and Paul Grade | 7 | | School and Naperville High School, where she graduated in 1946; | 8 | | she attended the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minnesota, | 9 | | and completed her studies at the University of Illinois | 10 | | Urbana-Champaign, where she was a member of the Kappa Delta | 11 | | Sorority, Sigma Omicron Chapter; she married Don Wehrli on | 12 | | April 19, 1952; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli taught high school English in Forrest; | 14 | | she then returned to Naperville, where she was a proofreader at | 15 | | Argonne National Laboratory; she later served on the first | 16 | | Naperville Arts Commission and the Naperville Park District | 17 | | Skateboard Park Committee; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli enjoyed photography, reading, garage | 19 | | and estate sales, lectures and concerts, outings, and her book | 20 | | group; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli was a proud member of the Wehrli |
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| 1 | | Out-Laws, which included Lorraine (Bob), Bev (Bob), Wally | 2 | | (Marge), Ginny (Jim), Bettye (Jim), Dorothy (Joe), Calista, | 3 | | Audra (Mike), Bob (Jean), Virginia (John "Harp"), Joe (Joyce), | 4 | | Judy (Dick), Jerry (Carol), and Bob (Ann); she was a | 5 | | thoughtfully prepared participant in Grandma (Gertrude) | 6 | | Wehrli's annual family beach picnics and Christmas Eve parties; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli was preceded in death by her parents | 9 | | and her husband, Don Wehrli; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli is survived by her sisters, Marjorie | 11 | | Knoch Schaller, Doris Knoch Wood, and Joanne (Jim) Knoch | 12 | | Strong; her children, Mary Lou (Herb), Win (Deborah), Fred | 13 | | (Anne), Jill, Francie, Annette, and Illinois State | 14 | | Representative Grant (Sharon); her grandchildren, Sarah, Megan | 15 | | (Travis), Lauren (Josh), Michelle (Aaron), Dana, Michael | 16 | | (Colleen), Austin, Elizabeth, Kayla, Colette, Jack, Jake, Joe, | 17 | | and Luke; and her great-grandchildren, Emma, Benjamin, and | 18 | | Harper; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Jean K. Wehrli, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 23 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Jean Wehrli as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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