Full Text of SR0118 94th General Assembly
SR0118 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Linda J. Bourke Hilbert of | 4 |
| Elmhurst on Thursday, January 20, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born in Oak Park, raised in Elmhurst, and | 6 |
| graduated from York Community High School after which she | 7 |
| received some nursing training; she then took an office | 8 |
| position at Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, where she stayed | 9 |
| for 10 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Nearly 30 years ago, she married Richard Hilbert | 11 |
| and the couple started a janitorial cleaning service called | 12 |
| Rulirist Enterprises in Addison; although she did not graduate | 13 |
| from nursing school, she wanted to use some of the skills she | 14 |
| had learned and took care of elderly individuals in their | 15 |
| homes; and
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| WHEREAS, Through much of her adult life, Mrs. Hilbert was | 17 |
| involved in Democratic party politics; when she was elected to | 18 |
| the DuPage County Board in 2000, she was the first Democrat | 19 |
| elected to that board since the 1980s, and one of only a | 20 |
| handful since the Civil War; she served on the County Board for | 21 |
| a two-year term; instead of taking on an adversarial role, Mrs. | 22 |
| Hilbert worked with her counterparts on the board; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Hilbert had a lifelong passion for preserving | 24 |
| and protecting the environment; she was a people person and was | 25 |
| well-liked; she deeply cared for the residents of DuPage | 26 |
| County, especially for senior citizens and kids; she was an | 27 |
| advocate for many; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Linda J. Bourke Hilbert has been | 29 |
| deeply felt by many, especially her husband, Richard Hilbert; | 30 |
| her brother, Steven Bourke; and her mother, Ruth Bourke; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 |
| Linda J. Bourke Hilbert, and we extend our deepest sympathy to | 5 |
| her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 6 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our sincere | 9 |
| condolences.
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