Full Text of SR0812 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 Sandra Marie "Sandy" Oakes of Waukegan, | 4 | | who passed away on October 6, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Oakes was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 6 | | to Esther Swarat Harrall on November 30, 1940; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Oakes worked as a registered nurse at Vista | 8 | | Health in Waukegan for over 50 years; she delivered babies, | 9 | | cared for NICU preemies, was a nursing supervisor, and taught | 10 | | prenatal classes; she concluded her career teaching sex | 11 | | education in schools throughout Lake County; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Oakes was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran | 13 | | Church; she was dedicated to her faith and spent countless | 14 | | hours volunteering; if someone was having a tough time or had | 15 | | something to celebrate, she would have a homemade dish | 16 | | prepared, a thoughtful card or gift sent, or a reassuring phone | 17 | | call planned, hoping to bring a smile; she was also a | 18 | | "surrogate" mom, grandma, sister, and friend to countless | 19 | | others; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Oakes was preceded in death by her mother, | 21 | | Esther Swarat Harrall; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Oakes is survived by her husband, Gordon; | 2 | | her children, Greg (Kim) Oakes, Beth (Dave) Johnson, and | 3 | | Richard (Elisabeth) Lanner; and her grandchildren, Madison and | 4 | | Mackenzie Oakes, Nathan Johnson, and Marcus and Anna Lanner; | 5 | | therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Sandra Marie "Sandy" Oakes and extend our sincere condolences | 9 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 10 | | it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Sandy Oakes as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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