Full Text of SR0173 98th 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 Suzy Yehl Marta of Palatine; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Suzy Marta was the founder of Rainbows for All | 5 | | Children, an organization dedicated to helping children | 6 | | struggling with divorce or the death of a parent; over the | 7 | | course of the past 30 years it has grown into a worldwide | 8 | | movement; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 1983, Rainbows for All Children, with | 10 | | the aid of parent volunteers, launched weekend retreats for | 11 | | grieving youths through Suzy Marta's church and the Chicago | 12 | | Archdiocese drawing more than 800 children in the first 3 | 13 | | years; Suzy Marta named the program after rainbows to reflect | 14 | | the promise of life after one comes through the storm of hurt | 15 | | and grief; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Rainbows for All Children is now in all 50 states | 17 | | and 18 countries and has helped more than 2.7 million children | 18 | | since its inception; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Silver Linings, a crisis response program, was | 20 | | designed by Suzy Marta and other Rainbows for All Children | 21 | | staff to be used after a community or large-scale disaster; |
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| 1 | | over 600 copies were distributed after the terrorist attacks of | 2 | | 9/11 and thousands after Hurricane Katrina; they were even | 3 | | translated into Japanese and used after the tsunami; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Suzy Marta is survived by her son, Tim Yehl; her | 5 | | husband, Martin; her children, Michael Yehl, Thomas (Donna) | 6 | | Yehl, Timothy (Katherine) Yehl, Peter (Nihal) Marta, David | 7 | | Marta, and Kathryn Marta; and her 8 grandchildren; therefore, | 8 | | be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
| 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, That we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Suzy Marta, and we extend our sincere condolences to her | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Suzy Marta as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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