Full Text of SR0706 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 Janie Morrison of River Grove, who passed | 4 | | away on November 9, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Janie Morrison was born on August 5, 1949 in | 6 | | Peoria; her parents were Earl and Ruth Morrison; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Janie Morrison graduated from Central College in | 8 | | 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Communication | 9 | | Arts; she went on to receive a Master of Education in Speech | 10 | | Pathology from Trenton State College in New Jersey; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Janie Morrison enjoyed a long and distinguished | 12 | | career in public service and was known as a fierce, relentless, | 13 | | and passionate advocate for justice; after working for the | 14 | | Neshaminy Federation of Teachers, she began her career at the | 15 | | Temple Association of University Professionals in | 16 | | Pennsylvania, where she served as Executive Director from 1992 | 17 | | to 2001; in January of 2002, she returned to the Chicagoland | 18 | | area to work as an assistant to Norman Swenson, President of | 19 | | the Cook County College Teachers Union; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, While working at the Cook County College Teachers | 21 | | Union, Janie Morrison met Illinois State Senator Dan Kotowski |
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| 1 | | during his senatorial campaign in 2006; following his victory, | 2 | | Senator Kotowski asked her to become his District Director, | 3 | | where she served with pride and integrity until her passing; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, As District Director, Janie Morrison was a | 6 | | successful champion for constituents and veterans facing | 7 | | employment, healthcare, and housing challenges; she became | 8 | | well known by the people of her community for her great | 9 | | compassion and eagerness to help those most in need; during her | 10 | | career, she spearheaded the organization and execution of 6 | 11 | | community job fairs and the creation of the Flight 191 Memorial | 12 | | in Des Plaines; she also aided in the educational and | 13 | | professional growth of over 30 interns during her time as | 14 | | District Director; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Janie Morrison's lifelong passion was sailing; | 16 | | she raced boats as a child and, as an adult, owned a sailboat | 17 | | and regularly floated home on the Delaware River in | 18 | | Pennsylvania; she also enjoyed Disney films and memorabilia; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Janie Morrison is survived by her mother, Ruth, | 21 | | and her longtime companion, Sigurd Larsen; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 2 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Janie Morrison; and be | 3 | | it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Janie Morrison as an expression of | 6 | | our sympathy.
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