Full Text of SR0791 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 Helen J. Young of Peoria, who passed away | 4 | | on January 3, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Helen Young was born on September 27, 1956 in | 6 | | Peoria to Harold and Betty (nee Dutton) Young; she earned her | 7 | | bachelor's degree in Accounting from Bradley University in | 8 | | Peoria in 1978; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Helen Young began her career at the public | 10 | | accounting firm of Ginoli and Company in Peoria; from 1984 to | 11 | | 2007, she worked at RLI Insurance Company, organizing the first | 12 | | tax department within the company; she was a dedicated Director | 13 | | on the CEFCU Board for 15 years and held positions on all | 14 | | standing committees, including Board Chairman; she continued | 15 | | her volunteer service as an honored member of the Illinois | 16 | | Governor's Credit Union Board of Advisors; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Helen Young was a member of the American Institute | 18 | | of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois Certified Public | 19 | | Accountants Society, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and | 20 | | the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; she received the | 21 | | 1992 Prescott E. Bloom Memorial Distinguished Service Award and | 22 | | was listed in the Outstanding Young Women of America; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Helen Young was involved in charitable and | 2 | | not-for-profit activities for many years; she is a former board | 3 | | member of the Peoria Area Community Foundation, the American | 4 | | Red Cross, Goodwill Industries, Family House, Tri-County | 5 | | WomenStrength, the Peoria Area Tri-Centennial Celebration, | 6 | | KARNA, the Bradley University Associate Board of Trustees, and | 7 | | was very active with Friends of Friedrichshafen; she was past | 8 | | President of the Junior League of Peoria, the Bradley | 9 | | University National Alumni Association, and the Central | 10 | | Illinois Bradley Alumni Chapter; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Helen Young was actively involved with Bradley | 12 | | University as part of the alumni association, the Council of | 13 | | Advisors, the Chief's Club, the Centennial Steering Committee, | 14 | | and the Centennial Campaign; she received the 2003 Billy Stone | 15 | | Award for her service to Bradley University athletics and | 16 | | established the Helen J. Young Scholarship to assist student | 17 | | athletes majoring in Business; her community involvement | 18 | | branched out to include fund drives for Easter Seals, St. Jude, | 19 | | WCBU, WTVP, and the Lakeview Museum; she was a member of the | 20 | | First United Methodist Church in Peoria; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Helen Young was preceded in death by her parents; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Helen Young is survived by cousins, many friends, | 2 | | and her First United Methodist Church family; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Helen J. Young, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Helen Young as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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