Full Text of SR1111 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 Ellen Bay (nee Hershberger) Reinhardt, | 4 | | formerly of Columbus, Ohio, who passed away March 17, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Reinhardt was born in Cleveland, Ohio on | 6 | | September 20, 1928 to Elbert and Iva Hershberger; she graduated | 7 | | from Columbus North High School, earned her Bachelor of Arts in | 8 | | English with honors from Baldwin Wallace College, and earned | 9 | | her Master of Arts in Literature from Ohio State University; | 10 | | she later received an Advanced Certificate in Educational | 11 | | Administration from Ohio State University; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Reinhardt taught for 5 years at Columbus | 13 | | Linden McKinley Junior/Senior High School before serving there | 14 | | as an assistant principal for 2 years; in 1957, she moved to | 15 | | Waukegan to join Melba Wixom and Sam Filippo in managing the | 16 | | English and foreign language departments at Waukegan Township | 17 | | High School; in 1972, she was appointed Director of Secondary | 18 | | Education, in which position she was recognized at the State | 19 | | and national levels for her curriculum innovations; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Reinhardt was an avid sports fan and was | 21 | | enthusiastic about promoting Title IX; she found numerous ways | 22 | | to give back to the students beyond classroom instruction; she |
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| 1 | | provided free classes in SAT/ACT prep and coached the Illinois | 2 | | State Police Academic Decathlon Teams for 5 years, twice | 3 | | winning 3rd place in the State competition; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Reinhardt was well-known through articles | 5 | | she wrote for national publications and for speaking at State | 6 | | and national conventions; she was was chosen as a Kettering | 7 | | Fellow, was awarded the Governor's Prize for promoting | 8 | | international studies, and received an award as an outstanding | 9 | | administrator from the Waukegan Board of Education; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Following retirement in 1988, Ellen Reinhardt | 11 | | worked for a year at the Lake County Educational Service Center | 12 | | as the Gifted Consultant and then began a series of workshops | 13 | | on improving English skills for businessmen at the Cherry | 14 | | Electric Company and for teachers in District 60; she taught | 15 | | English at the College of Lake County untill 1998 and water | 16 | | aerobics at the North Lake YMCA until 2013; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Reinhardt enjoyed books, travel (especially | 18 | | to New York and London), theater, sports, restaurants, and | 19 | | music; she was a trained singer and soloed with the Waukegan | 20 | | Philharmonic Chorus and the St. Paul's Church Choir and sang | 21 | | leading roles in Mr. T's Tent Theater; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Reinhardt was preceded in death by her |
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| 1 | | husbands, Ott Bay and John S. Reinhardt; her parents; | 2 | | half-brother, Zuig Lohr; and 2 half-sisters, Zita Smith and | 3 | | Sylvia Barker; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Reinhardt is survived by her step-sons, Rick | 5 | | (Julie) Bay, Steve Bay, and Mike (Julie) Bay; grandchildren; | 6 | | great-grandchildren; nieces; and nephews; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Ellen Bay Reinhardt, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Ellen Reinhardt as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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