Full Text of HR0355 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jenny | 4 | | Elizabeth Geirnaeirt of Jacksonville, who passed away on June | 5 | | 12, 2020; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jenny Geirnaeirt was born in Jacksonville to | 7 | | Andrew and Sandra Jean Eoff Stremlau on September 3, 1971; she | 8 | | graduated from Routt Catholic High School in 1989; she earned | 9 | | her communications degree from Illinois College, where she was | 10 | | an active member of Gamma Delta Literary Society; she married | 11 | | Terry Geirnaeirt at Rammelkamp Chapel on the Illinois College | 12 | | campus in Jacksonville on July 6, 2002; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jenny Geirnaeirt was a longtime public servant in | 14 | | Jacksonville; she served under former State Representative Jim | 15 | | Watson; she then served as the legislative director for State | 16 | | Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer; she served as a Ward 4 | 17 | | alderman from 2009 to 2015; she was appointed to Morgan County | 18 | | Treasurer in 2015, and she was re-elected in 2018; in | 19 | | recognition of her service as county treasurer, she was | 20 | | awarded the 2019 Illinois County Treasurer of the Year Award | 21 | | for Zone 2 by the Illinois County Treasurers' Association; she | 22 | | was noted by city and county officials for being a hard worker, | 23 | | full of life, and always a pleasure to be around; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jenny Geirnaeirt was very active in her community | 2 | | and was involved with the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, | 3 | | the Jacksonville Art Association and the Beaux Arts Ball, the | 4 | | Strawn Art Gallery, and the Routt/Our Saviour Dreams | 5 | | Fundraiser; she was a lifelong member of the Church of Our | 6 | | Saviour; she participated in league bowling for years and once | 7 | | received the honor of Bowler of the Year; she was an active | 8 | | supporter of her children's activities and loved being a | 9 | | "hockey mom"; she was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | | and the St. Louis Blues; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jenny Geirnaeirt was known as an exceptional | 12 | | cook, a problem solver, and someone with a larger than life | 13 | | presence who lit up every room she entered; she will be | 14 | | remembered as an incredible mother and the glue that held her | 15 | | large family together; her one of a kind personality will | 16 | | leave a mark on the Jacksonville community forever; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jenny Geirnaeirt was preceded in death by her | 18 | | father; her stepfather, Robert Fisher; and her grandparents, | 19 | | Ralph and Dorothy Eoff; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, At the time of her death, Jenny Geirnaeirt was | 21 | | survived by her husband; her children, Grace, Lilly, and Owen; | 22 | | her mother, Sandra Eoff Fisher; her brother, Andrew Stremlau; |
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| 1 | | her sister, Julie Stremlau; and her numerous step-siblings, | 2 | | nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we mourn the passing of Jenny Elizabeth Geirnaeirt and extend | 7 | | our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who | 8 | | knew and loved her; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Jenny Geirnaeirt as an expression | 11 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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