Full Text of SR0765 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 Martha "Marti" Morrow-Vojacek of | 4 | | Chicago, who passed away on June 20, 2021, which was her 85th | 5 | | birthday; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek, alongside her family, lived | 7 | | in different locations in New England throughout her | 8 | | childhood; she was a piano student since childhood; she | 9 | | attended high school and Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, | 10 | | and she met her first husband, Robert Morrow, at the latter; | 11 | | they moved to Hyde Park in Chicago in 1957; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek was a singer in the | 13 | | Disciples of Christ church choir; upon meeting her second | 14 | | husband, Joe Vojacek, she became involved with the performing | 15 | | arts at the University of Chicago; she sang with and sewed | 16 | | costumes for the university's Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta | 17 | | Company; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek earned her Bachelor of Arts | 19 | | and Master of Arts in English Literature from Roosevelt | 20 | | University in Chicago; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek worked as an administrative |
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| 1 | | assistant for the University of Chicago Divinity School and | 2 | | International House for 20 years before retiring in 1998; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek was a baker, a reader, a | 4 | | cinephile, a quilter, and a crossword puzzle player in | 5 | | retirement; she shared her husband's passion for collecting | 6 | | antiques, and they traveled together to find perfect pieces; | 7 | | she enjoyed visiting her daughters, and one of her favorite | 8 | | memories was a 3-week trip to Vienna, Austria in 1989; she also | 9 | | enjoyed sharing her favorite recipes with her daughters; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek moved to Oak Park in 2004, | 11 | | where attending her grandsons' school plays became her | 12 | | newfound passion; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek is survived by her husband | 14 | | of 38 years, Joe Vojacek; her daughters, Deborah (the late | 15 | | Phillip Kaldon), Rebecca, and Lisa (Benjamin Weinberg); and | 16 | | her grandsons, Elias and Leo Morrow Weinberg; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Martha "Marti" Morrow-Vojacek and extend our sincere | 20 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 21 | | her; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Marti Morrow-Vojacek as an | 3 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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