Full Text of SR1035 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of Helen Heier of Vernon Hills, | 4 | | who passed away on November 26, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Helen Heier was born in Kansas City on December 6, | 6 | | 1924, to Orpha Chrisman; she married James Heier; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Helen Heier was active in the community, | 8 | | organizing the Vernon Hills Fishing Derby for over 35 years; | 9 | | the tournament was later named in her honor; she was known as | 10 | | the "lunch lady" at Hawthorn Middle School, where she worked | 11 | | for 19 years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Helen Heier honored this country's veterans and | 13 | | firmly believed in treating them as the heroes that they are; | 14 | | she loved watching basketball games and could hold | 15 | | conversations with the most devoted fans; she was a trivia | 16 | | mastermind and could regularly outsmart the Jeopardy | 17 | | champions; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Helen Heier was preceded in death by her mother, | 19 | | Orpha Chrisman and her daughter, Darlene (the late Clair) | 20 | | Rairigh; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Helen Heier is survived by her husband of 67 | 2 | | years, James; her children, Steven (Barbara), Richard | 3 | | (Patricia), and Diana; and her 16 grandchildren and 2 | 4 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Helen Heier, and we extend our sincere condolences to her | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Helen Heier as expression of our | 12 | | sincere condolences.
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