Full Text of SR1376 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 Evelyn M. Hart, who passed away on | 4 | | January 20, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Hart was born on Seneca Ridge Farm, her | 6 | | family's farm on Perkins Road in McHenry County, to August and | 7 | | Helena (Stake) Gerloff on January 3, 1924; she was baptized and | 8 | | confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church; she attended Pleasant | 9 | | Ridge School and graduated from Woodstock High School in 1941; | 10 | | at graduation, she received the American Legion Award based on | 11 | | courage, honor, service, leadership, and scholarship; she also | 12 | | received a scholarship to Northern Illinois State Teachers | 13 | | College in DeKalb, where she earned her teaching degree in | 14 | | rural education in 1943; she married Raymond J. Hart at St. | 15 | | John's on August 31, 1946; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, After graduation, Evelyn Hart taught at Reed | 17 | | School and then Greenwood School in Woodstock; she then worked | 18 | | as the engineering secretary at Woodstock Die Casting and its | 19 | | predecessors until her retirement in 1989; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Hart was a lifelong member of St. John's | 21 | | Lutheran church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, | 22 | | in the hand bell choir, and on various committees; during her |
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| 1 | | retirement, she enjoyed traveling, especially her many trips | 2 | | with the Fun Timers, as well as a trip to England; she attended | 3 | | many of the Creative Living Series and summer music concerts in | 4 | | the city park; she was a longtime member of the Seneca Ladies | 5 | | Literary Society and enjoyed her time at Hearthstone Manor, | 6 | | where she moved in 2010; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Hart was preceded in death by her husband, | 8 | | Ray; her parents; her brother, Robert Gerloff; and her sister, | 9 | | Ruth Hemmingsen Case; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Hart is survived by her children, Daniel | 11 | | (Linda Proudfit) Hart, Sharon (Glen) Richgels, and Sandra | 12 | | (John) Hallman; her grandchildren, Amber (Josh) Severson, Erin | 13 | | Richgels, Erik, (Anna Lea) Richgels, Jason (Kristin) Hallman, | 14 | | Adam Hallman, and Briana (Chad Keller) Hallman; her six | 15 | | great-grandchildren; and her many nieces and nephews; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Evelyn M. Hart and extend our sincere condolences to her | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 21 | | further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Evelyn Hart as an expression of our | 2 | | deepest sympathy.
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