Full Text of HR1069 96th General Assembly
HR1069 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Illinois | 4 |
| State Police Sergeant Susan Voges of Ogden, who passed away on | 5 |
| February 22, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born January 15, 1957, the daughter of | 7 |
| J.C. and Martha Dill; she married Tim Voges on June 19, 1999; | 8 |
| she was raised in Georgetown and was a 1975 graduate of | 9 |
| Georgetown High School; she attended Danville Area Community | 10 |
| College and received her associate's degree from Parkland | 11 |
| College; she received her bachelor's degree from Eastern | 12 |
| Illinois University in 1995; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, She began a 25-year career with the Illinois State | 14 |
| Police in 1985 and retired on January 31, 2010; during her | 15 |
| career she was promoted to sergeant in 1990 and transferred | 16 |
| from patrol to Zone 5 Investigations in 1999; she was extremely | 17 |
| honored to be a part of the Illinois State Police and cherished | 18 |
| the friends she had made throughout the entire law enforcement | 19 |
| community; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a trustee for the Fraternal Order of | 21 |
| Police, Troopers Lodge 41; as a trustee, she was responsible | 22 |
| for employee/management relations and contractual issues; and
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| WHEREAS, She was diagnosed in 1999 with breast cancer and | 2 |
| for almost 11 years continued the battle while at the same time | 3 |
| never letting the disease take her caring spirit; she was the | 4 |
| compassionate voice and a loved role model for many people | 5 |
| suffering from the disease; her positive, life loving attitude | 6 |
| gave strength to others who were battling cancer; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, One of the important things that she wanted to | 8 |
| accomplish was to be part of the Mills Breast Cancer Institute | 9 |
| and to be part of a "bigger picture" when it came to sponsoring | 10 |
| a room in the new facility; her aim was to improve the | 11 |
| treatment area where she spent much time; with the help of her | 12 |
| husband Tim, family, and many wonderful friends her dream came | 13 |
| true; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Her fund-raising efforts included Cops of Coffee, | 15 |
| Champaign County Area Wide Law Enforcement Golf Outings, and | 16 |
| selling hot pink Hope t-shirts, raising over $130,000; she was | 17 |
| so amazed at the support of so many people and was actively | 18 |
| involved with each fund raiser; she amazed everyone she met | 19 |
| with her love, courage, and spirit and she will never be | 20 |
| forgotten; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents and three | 22 |
| brothers, James, Jerry, and Joe; and
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| WHEREAS, Sue Voges is survived by her husband, Tim; her | 2 |
| loving brother and sisters, J.C. (Kathy) Dill, Shirley Dill, | 3 |
| Cathy (Larry) Morris, Debbie Dill, and Cheri Colbert; as well | 4 |
| as several loving nephews and nieces; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| mourn, along with her family, friends, and the people of the | 8 |
| State of Illinois, the passing of Illinois State Police | 9 |
| Sergeant Susan Voges; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Susan Voges as a symbol of our | 12 |
| sincere sympathy.
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