Full Text of SR0951 103rd 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 Catherine Sue "Cathy" Houghtby of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on March 31, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Cathy Houghtby was born to John and Mary | 6 | | (Vukelich) Green in Litchfield on October 19, 1955; she | 7 | | attended Holy Trinity Catholic School; she graduated from | 8 | | Mount Olive High School and Lincoln Land Community College; | 9 | | she completed additional paralegal studies at Lake Land | 10 | | College; she married Jerry Houghtby in 1991, and they later | 11 | | divorced, remaining dear friends; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Cathy Houghtby spent nearly four decades helping | 13 | | senior citizens throughout the State of Illinois, working in | 14 | | partnership with senior groups as well as multiple State | 15 | | agencies and service groups; in her early years, she worked | 16 | | for Senior Citizens Legal Services in Effingham, educating | 17 | | older adults about benefit programs and assisting them with | 18 | | legal complaints; she also worked as a coordinator with the | 19 | | Governor's Office of Senior Involvement, where she helped | 20 | | State Representative Josephine Oblinger respond to various | 21 | | issues affecting seniors, including medical services and | 22 | | housing; for the last 25 years of her career, she worked as a | 23 | | senior advocate and special events coordinator for the |
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| 1 | | Illinois Department on Aging, and she was especially known for | 2 | | her role in coordinating activities at the Illinois State Fair | 3 | | Senior Center; she retired in 2016; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Cathy Houghtby always brought energy and | 5 | | enthusiasm to her work and to everyone she touched; she will be | 6 | | remembered for her kind, caring, generous, and fun-loving | 7 | | spirt; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Cathy Houghtby was preceded in death by her | 9 | | parents and her brothers, John "Jack" Green, James "Beaver" | 10 | | Green, and William "Bill" Green; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Cathy Houghtby is survived by her brothers, Frank | 12 | | Green and Charlie (Harriet) Green; her special friend and | 13 | | mentee, Thomas Mansberger; and many nieces, nephews, and | 14 | | friends; therefore, be it | 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Catherine Sue "Cathy" Houghtby and extend our sincere | 18 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 19 | | her; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Cathy Houghtby as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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