Full Text of SR0015 101st 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 Marion Elizabeth Simon Leonaitis, who | 4 | | passed away on December 15, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marion Leonaitis was born in Stacyville, Iowa to | 6 | | Joseph and Christina (Halfman) Simon on June 12, 1922; she | 7 | | graduated from Visitation Catholic School and completed | 8 | | nursing school at the St. Joseph Mercy College of Nursing; she | 9 | | served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a registered | 10 | | nurse; she was stationed at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Seattle | 11 | | and was honorable discharged at the rank of lieutenant; she | 12 | | married Stanley Leonaitis at St. Bartholomew Church in Waukegan | 13 | | on August 31, 1957; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After the war, Marion Leonaitis took a position at | 15 | | the Wood V.A. hospital in Milwaukee; she then worked for the | 16 | | V.A. hospital in Chicago; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Marion Leonaitis was especially loved for her | 18 | | bacon buns, which were baked from scratch and always the first | 19 | | item to sell out at every St. Bartholomew's Mothers Club bake | 20 | | sale; she volunteered with local Right to Life groups after she | 21 | | retired; she was most recently a parishioner of St. Raphael the | 22 | | Archangel Catholic Church in Old Mill Creek; she was an avid |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Marion Leonaitis was preceded in death by her | 3 | | parents; her husband, Stanley; her sister, Kathryn Simon; and | 4 | | her brothers, Laverne, Kenneth, and Wilbur Simon; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marion Leonaitis is survived by her son, Michel | 6 | | (Jean) Leonaitis; her sisters, Helen Church, Arlene Hartnell, | 7 | | and Jeanne Blake; her brother, Marvin Simon; her | 8 | | sisters-in-law, Luann (Laverne) Simon, Darlene (Kenneth) | 9 | | Simon, Charlotta (Wilbur) Simon, Joanne (Wally) Leonaitis, and | 10 | | Rita Leonaitis; and many beloved nieces and nephews; therefore, | 11 | | be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Marion Elizabeth Simon Leonaitis and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | her; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Marion Leonaitis as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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