Full Text of SR0649 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 Harriet McLaughlin Rose of Mahomet, | 4 | | formerly of Charleston, who passed away on August 5, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harriet Rose was born in Sparta to Harry and Nina | 6 | | (Lindsay) McLaughlin on February 23, 1934; she was proud of her | 7 | | Randolph County roots and was a member of the Sparta band, a | 8 | | Sparta cheerleader, and a nominee for the homecoming court | 9 | | during her freshman year; she moved with her family to | 10 | | Fairfield to finish high school and was a member of the band, | 11 | | the cheerleading captain, and the recipient of the Outstanding | 12 | | 4-H Member Award for the State of Illinois, which earned her a | 13 | | trip to the national 4-H convention; she was also instrumental | 14 | | in creating the Fairfield water safety lifeguarding program, | 15 | | which continues to be used today; she attended the University | 16 | | of Illinois, where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority | 17 | | and the women's synchronized swimming team and, during her | 18 | | freshman year, was nominated for Homecoming Queen; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Harriet Rose began her career in higher education | 20 | | at the University of Michigan; she then worked as the assistant | 21 | | to the Dean of MacMurray College; she later earned a bachelor's | 22 | | degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield and a | 23 | | master's degree in business administration; she began working |
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| 1 | | as an administrative director at Eastern Illinois University | 2 | | and retired in 2002; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Harriet Rose was a lifelong Republican and the | 4 | | chair of the Morgan County Republic Women during the Cold War; | 5 | | during this time, she traveled extensively, including a trip to | 6 | | Russia as a guest of the Deputy US Ambassador to the Soviet | 7 | | Union; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Harriet Rose developed a lifelong love for tennis | 9 | | when she lived in Jacksonville and was known to drop everything | 10 | | to watch a Grand Slam final; during her Charleston years, she | 11 | | was a proud member of the OBS ladies club, taught business | 12 | | classes as an adjunct for Lake Land College, and was a member | 13 | | of the First Presbyterian Church; she was knowledgeable about | 14 | | classical French antiques and had a keen eye for decorating and | 15 | | fashion; she enjoyed the arts, particularly art museums and | 16 | | Broadway shows; during retirement, she enjoyed attending the | 17 | | University of Illinois Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's | 18 | | classes on current events and writing, which inspired her to | 19 | | conduct research and compose My Southern Illinois Heritage, a | 20 | | memoir for her family; she attended many University of Illinois | 21 | | Alumni Association and Eastern Illinois University work alumni | 22 | | events; she believed that anyone could do anything they put | 23 | | their mind to; she loved her grandchildren, who affectionately | 24 | | called her "HaHa"; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Harriet Rose was preceded in death by her parents | 2 | | and her sister, Nellie Wineland; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Harriet Rose is survived by her son, Illinois | 4 | | State Senator Chapin (Camille) Rose; her grandchildren, Jack, | 5 | | Annie, Kira, and Grace; her sister, Mabelle Wexler; her | 6 | | brother-in-law, Gene Wineland; her nephews, Tom (Audrey) | 7 | | Wineland and Tom Hirte; her niece, Stacy Given; and many other | 8 | | relatives; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Harriet McLaughlin Rose and extend our sincere condolences to | 12 | | her 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 Harriet Rose as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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