Full Text of SR0358 101st General Assembly
SR0358 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 Shirley Kaufman Koos of Bloomington, who | 4 | | passed away on April 18, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Koos was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Ralph | 6 | | and Belle Schwartz Kaufman on May?7, 1945; she graduated from | 7 | | Cleveland Heights High School and received a bachelor's degree | 8 | | in social work from Ohio State University; she served in the | 9 | | Peace Corps from 1967 to 1969 and obtained a master's degree at | 10 | | Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of | 11 | | Chicago; she married Robert A. "Bob" Koos in 1973; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Koos had a strong desire to serve her | 13 | | community; she volunteered for the Star Early Literacy program | 14 | | and was involved with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate | 15 | | Association); she worked for PATH and for many years was a | 16 | | volunteer with International Friends at Illinois State | 17 | | University; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Koos and Bob were committed to the | 19 | | international community and introduced many students to local | 20 | | community life; they were also legacy donors to the Illinois | 21 | | Prairie Community Foundation, supporting the Community Health | 22 | | Care Clinic of Bloomington-Normal; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Koos was preceded in death by her husband, | 2 | | Bob; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Koos is survived by her brothers-in-law, | 4 | | Greg (Carol) and Chris Koos; her sisters-in-law, Karen | 5 | | (Harold)?Strebe?and Maurita (Ken) Wey; her cousins, Molly | 6 | | Perry, Seth Arnold, Randal Carlson, and the David Firestone | 7 | | family; and her dear friends, Janet Hoffman, Ethan and Nancy | 8 | | Evans, Carol (Dennis) Clarke, Cardena Clarke, Joy Evans | 9 | | Hastings, and Barbara Henry-Phillips; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Shirley Kaufman Koos and extend our sincere condolences to her | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Shirley Koos as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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