Full Text of HR1146 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sondra | 4 | | Lea Hecox of St. Charles, who passed away on March 19, 2016; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox was born in Clarion, Iowa to Irvin | 7 | | and Freda Harmon on August 28,
1936; she attended Iowa State | 8 | | University in Ames, Iowa and the American Business Institute; | 9 | | she married Dale Hecox on June 7, 1956; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox worked for the City of Iowa City, | 11 | | Iowa until her husband completed his education; they then moved | 12 | | to Oak Park, where she
worked as Director of Personnel for the | 13 | | Sunbeam Corporation; she kept that position until her first | 14 | | daughter was born, at which time she
became a full-time | 15 | | homemaker and moved to Elmhurst; she and her family moved to | 16 | | St. Charles in 1988; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox loved the Republican Party, and she | 18 | | and her husband came to represent
all that was best about the | 19 | | Grand Old Party; Senators, Congressmen, and political leaders | 20 | | all sought her counsel and approval; she was a tireless | 21 | | Republican advocate and volunteer; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox was a precinct committeewoman for | 2 | | years in St. Charles; she walked her
precinct and other | 3 | | precincts, making sure everyone knew about Republican | 4 | | candidates; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox was involved in practically | 6 | | everything related to the Kane County Republican Party; she | 7 | | organized every event from the booth at the county fair to | 8 | | fundraising events to staffing the office; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox and her husband were awarded | 10 | | President George W. Bush's
Crystal Award in 2004 for their | 11 | | volunteer efforts in Kane County; she was also voted the Kane | 12 | | County
Republican of the Year in 2004; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox and her husband were honored with a | 14 | | Lifetime Achievement
Award in 2012 from the Kane County | 15 | | Republican Party; she volunteered in many election
campaigns on | 16 | | the federal, State, and county level, and her enthusiasm | 17 | | engaged everyone who
knew her; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox loved gardening and landscaping; she | 19 | | was a member of the Pottawatomie
Garden Club, participating in | 20 | | their shows and events; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox is survived by her loving husband, |
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| 1 | | Dale; her two daughters, Sharon Grether and Susan Sherman; one | 2 | | granddaughter; and three grandsons; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | mourn the passing of Sondra Lea Hecox, and extend our sincere | 6 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 7 | | her; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Sondra Hecox as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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