Full Text of SR0789 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 Marcy Kubat, who passed away on September | 4 | | 13, 2019 at the age of 92; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marcy Kubat was born on July 19, 1927 in Chicago; | 6 | | she was a longtime resident of the Oak Park/River Forest area | 7 | | and lived most recently in Naperville; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Marcy Kubat earned her bachelor's degree from | 9 | | Loyola University and worked as an executive assistant in the | 10 | | dental school at the University of Illinois; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marcy Kubat was a dedicated member of the Phi | 12 | | Sigma Society; after she retired, she pursued her passions for | 13 | | literacy and the arts; she was a prolific writer and public | 14 | | speaker, as well as an enthusiastic oil painter; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Marcy Kubat and her late partner, Lee Brooke, | 16 | | collaborated in the publication of many books, mainly based on | 17 | | Oak Park and River Forest and focused on its history, | 18 | | buildings, and people; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Marcy Kubat also had a passion for music; she sang | 20 | | tenor in choral performances and enjoyed listening to opera, |
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| 1 | | classical, and religious music; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Marcy Kubat will be remembered by those she called | 3 | | friends not only for her legacy of paintings, books, and | 4 | | performances but also for her big personality and unique and | 5 | | vibrant hair; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Marcy Kubat was preceded in death by her longtime | 7 | | partner, Wilfred "Lee" Brooke, and her siblings, Eugene Kubat, | 8 | | Mary Kay Romeo, and Delphine (the late Joseph) Fitzgibbons; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Marcy Kubat is survived by her brother-in-law, Lou | 10 | | Romeo; her sister-in-law, Joyce Kubat; and her nephews, Michael | 11 | | and Patrick Fitzgibbons; therefore, 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 | | Marcy Kubat and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 15 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Marcy Kubat as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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