Full Text of SR1847 100th General Assembly
SR1847 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR1847 | | LRB100 22339 MST 41216 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Norma Jean Jensen of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on May 13, 2018; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Norma Jensen was born to Rudolph and Anna Liebert | 6 | | on June 3, 1936; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Prior to her return to Waukegan, Norma Jensen and | 8 | | her husband, Wayne, resided in Waianae, Hawaii; she loved | 9 | | taking long walks collecting papayas, mangos, and peacock | 10 | | feathers; she especially enjoyed taking the bus into Honolulu | 11 | | for her activities; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, After her retirement from the Waukegan Public | 13 | | Schools, Norma Jensen became a fulltime volunteer; she received | 14 | | numerous recognitions for her volunteer work, including the | 15 | | President's Call to Service Award; she gave many hours to | 16 | | Vista, the Greenbelt Cultural Center, Habitat for Humanity, | 17 | | AARP, the Lake County Council for Seniors, the Park Place | 18 | | Senior Center, Queens Medical Center Hawaii, Look Good Feel | 19 | | Better, the Festival of Trees, Lake County Elections, Lake | 20 | | County Sheriff, Waukegan's Citizen Emergency Responders, Elder | 21 | | Care, and Meals on Wheels; and |
| | | SR1847 | - 2 - | LRB100 22339 MST 41216 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, Norma Jensen was a member of First United | 2 | | Methodist Church in Waukegan and Waianae, Hawaii; she was | 3 | | involved with the choir, ringing bells, coordinating and | 4 | | serving free meals, mission trips, and sharing her crafting | 5 | | talents at vacation bible school; she also was involved with | 6 | | the Little Fort Lions Club, where she was a recipient of the | 7 | | Red Carisson Humanitarian Award and served as president twice; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Norma Jensen enjoyed cooking, baking, crocheting, | 10 | | knitting, sewing, watching football and hockey, listening to | 11 | | classical music, flower arranging, shopping, and gardening; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Norma Jensen was preceded in death by her husband | 14 | | of 25 years, Wayne Childers; her son, Richard Jensen; her | 15 | | brother, Bill Liebert; and her son-in-law, Bruce Anderson; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Norma Jensen is survived by her brother, Fredrick | 17 | | Liebert; her daughter, Jodi Anderson; her granddaughters, | 18 | | Jennifer (Mario) Demo and Sarah (Tim VanderVere) Anderson; and | 19 | | her great-grandchildren, Kai Demo and Lily May and Olivia | 20 | | VanderVere; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| | | SR1847 | - 3 - | LRB100 22339 MST 41216 r |
|
| 1 | | Norma Jean Jensen, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 2 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Norma Jensen as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
|
|