Full Text of SR0920 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 Mary Agnes "Midge" Langfelder of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on December 30, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Langfelder was born in Springfield to Ritter | 6 | | and Nellie (Manning) Dunham on January 19, 1931; in 1948, she | 7 | | attended St. Francis College in Lafayette, Indiana and then the | 8 | | School of the Art Institute of Chicago for one year; she | 9 | | married Oswald "Ossie" Langfelder at St. Joseph Church in | 10 | | Springfield on June 14, 1952; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mary Langfelder and her husband raised 13 | 12 | | children; 40 years later, she returned to college and earned | 13 | | her associate's degree in art from Lincoln Land Community | 14 | | College in 1993; she was a member of the first graduating class | 15 | | from the University of Illinois Springfield in 1998, earning a | 16 | | bachelor's degree in visual arts; she became the first | 17 | | recipient of the UIS Lifelong Learner Award and went on to | 18 | | teach art at St. Agnes Elementary School from 2001 until 2009; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mary Langfelder lived a life of service; she was a | 21 | | dedicated member of the Blessed Sacrament Parish, a board | 22 | | member of the YWCA, a founding board member of the Mini |
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| 1 | | O'Beirne Crisis Nursery, and a member of the Prairie Art | 2 | | Alliance; she was a strong supporter of Ursuline Academy, the | 3 | | Griffin band, and various other organizations; she enjoyed art, | 4 | | traveling, playing bridge, being outdoors, carrying on the | 5 | | Dunham family tradition of hosting chili dinners on Saturdays, | 6 | | attending Springfield events, Broadway shows, and baseball; | 7 | | she was a humble and caring person; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mary Langfelder was preceded in death by her | 9 | | husband, Ossie; her parents; her sisters, Rita Blasko and Jean | 10 | | Delaney; her brothers, Johnny, James, and Pete Dunham; and her | 11 | | son-in-law, Steve Baker; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mary Langfelder is survived by her children, Joan | 13 | | Baker, Jamie (Jim) Cour, John (Nancy Bahre), Joseph (Gale), | 14 | | Judy (Dennis) Shackelford, Jim (Billie), Jackie (Al) Yoho, Jay | 15 | | Paul (Amy), Janice Davis, Jeannie (Larry) Rockford, Joshua | 16 | | (Angie), Jacob (John Carrara), and Julia (Dustin) Frevert; 31 | 17 | | grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, with 2 on the way; her | 18 | | sisters, Margaret Lemanski and Judy Ansell; her sister-in-law, | 19 | | Edith Raven; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; | 20 | | therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 23 | | Mary Agnes "Midge" Langfelder and extend our sincere |
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| 1 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 2 | | her; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Mary Langfelder as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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