Full Text of SR1328 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Margaret Louise "Peggy" Knosher, who | 4 | | passed away on August 5, 2022, at the age of 86; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Knosher was born in Eagleton, Wisconsin on | 6 | | October 26, 1935, the daughter of Raymond and Sarah Meyer; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Knosher graduated from Naperville High | 8 | | School in 1953 and completed Registered Nurses Training at | 9 | | Copley Hospital in Aurora in 1956; upon completion of her | 10 | | training, she cared for patients in various doctors' offices | 11 | | in the area; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, On December 24, 1956, Peggy Knosher married | 13 | | Harlan Knosher; she continued to work as a nurse until the | 14 | | birth of their first child, after which she elected to stay at | 15 | | home to raise her daughter; her husband worked as a professor | 16 | | of Physical Education and eventually became Director of | 17 | | Athletics at Knox College in Galesburg; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Once her two daughters were grown, Peggy Knosher | 19 | | opened The Frameworks, a picture framing service in downtown | 20 | | Galesburg; she opened the store with David Robinson in the | 21 | | late 1980s; she was very proud that the business she founded |
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| 1 | | has been passed to several owners and remains open to present | 2 | | day; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Knosher was dedicated to her family and | 4 | | friends throughout her life; her greatest joy came from the | 5 | | accomplishments of those she loved, and she was a strong | 6 | | source of support and encouragement for each of them | 7 | | throughout her life; she also took genuine enjoyment from | 8 | | reading, gardening, and sewing; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Knosher was preceded in death by her | 10 | | parents and her brother, Don Meyer; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Knosher is survived by her husband of over | 12 | | 65 years, Harlan; two daughters, Kathryn (Rich) Harden and | 13 | | Laura Knosher; four grandchildren, Jeff (Melissa) Harden, | 14 | | Colleen (Hamed) Aziz, Chad Thompson, and Eric Thompson; four | 15 | | great-grandsons; and her brother, Bill Meyer; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Margaret Louise "Peggy" Knosher and extend our sincere | 19 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 20 | | her; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Peggy Knosher as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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