Full Text of SR0150 97th 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 Katharine W. Hoffman of Arlington | 4 | | Heights, who passed away on March 24, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born on September 13, 1954, in Ocala, | 6 | | Florida, to Randolph St. George and Eleanor Hummel Walker; she | 7 | | grew up on Long Island, New York; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, As a young girl, she learned to play the piano, | 9 | | was a disciplined student, and always wanted to become a | 10 | | teacher; she attended the University of Miami in Florida, where | 11 | | she soon met Dick, the love of her life; after graduating in | 12 | | 1976, the two married and lived in Florida, where Kathy taught | 13 | | middle school math; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Kathy and Dick moved to Arlington Heights in 1979, | 15 | | and raised two sons, Mike and Steve, with unfading love and | 16 | | support; Kathy inspired Steve to play the piano, challenged | 17 | | Mike on the golf course, and was Dick's "admiral" when boating | 18 | | on Lake Michigan; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, She loved to teach; from teaching her stuffed | 20 | | animals to read and write as a little girl to earning "Teacher | 21 | | of the Year" at Safety Harbor Middle School, one of Kathy's |
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| 1 | | driving passions in life was helping kids learn; she also loved | 2 | | music, enjoyed musical theater, her iPod playlists, and most of | 3 | | all, the feelings she found when playing her piano; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; and her | 5 | | brother, Duffy Walker; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Katharine Hoffman is survived by her husband of 35 | 7 | | years, Dick; and her two sons, Mike and Steve; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | her family and friends, the passing of Katharine Hoffman; and | 11 | | be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Katharine Hoffman as a symbol of our | 14 | | sincere sympathy.
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