Full Text of SR0134 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 Chris R. Stevens of Evanston, who passed | 4 | | away on December 28, 2016,, at the age of 67; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chris Stevens was born in Evanston; she attended | 6 | | elementary school at Faith, Hope and Charity in Winnetka and | 7 | | the School of St. Mary in Lake Forest; she graduated from Lake | 8 | | Forest High School in 1967 and Barat College in 1971 with a | 9 | | degree in sociology; she spent her junior year of high school | 10 | | in South Korea, where she was a cheerleader for EASCOM and | 11 | | developed many lifelong friendships; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Chris Stevens began a long career with Lake County | 13 | | CETA/Private Industry Council, leading to her role as Director | 14 | | for Job Placement & Training; she volunteered with United Way | 15 | | of Lake County, including as Treasurer; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Chris Stevens enjoyed cooking for her colleagues, | 17 | | friends, and family; she enjoyed gardening and spending summers | 18 | | boating on Lake Michigan; she also liked to scuba dive and fish | 19 | | in the Florida Keys, where one of her prize catches was a 54 | 20 | | inch 45 pound barracuda; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Chris Stevens was the beloved wife of over 43 |
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| 1 | | years of Scott Stevens; the cherished mother of Paul (Tara) | 2 | | Stevens; the fond grandmother of Jake and Parker Stevens; the | 3 | | loving sister of Debbie and Diane Reitz; the cherished daughter | 4 | | of the late Paul and Madelyn Reitz; the special daughter-in-law | 5 | | of Bev and the late John Stevens; the loved sister-in-law of | 6 | | Peggy Hendershot, Mike Stevens, Lyn (Curt) Drathring, and Ole | 7 | | (Sonya) Stevens; and the fond aunt of many nieces and nephews; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Chris R. Stevens, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Chris Stevens as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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