Full Text of SR1336 098th 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 A. Sue Jolitz of Algonquin, who passed | 4 | | away on June 23, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A. Sue Jolitz was born on January 1, 1936 in | 6 | | Chicago; her parents were Eldon and Orpha Hartley; she married | 7 | | Norm Jolitz on January 5, 1957; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, A. Sue Jolitz graduated from Knoxville High | 9 | | School; after moving to Elgin at the age of 18, she began | 10 | | working at Sherman Hospital as a surgical assistant; in later | 11 | | years, she was employed by Copel Limited Wine Importer and the | 12 | | E.M. Melahn Construction Company, where she remained until she | 13 | | was elected as Village Clerk; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, A. Sue Jolitz was active in McHenry County and | 15 | | Algonquin politics; she served on multiple Village of Algonquin | 16 | | boards prior to being elected as a Village Trustee in 1979; in | 17 | | 1985, she was elected to serve as Algonquin Village Clerk, a | 18 | | position she held until her retirement in 1998; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, A. Sue Jolitz was a faithful member of the | 20 | | Congregational Church of Algonquin, where she participated in | 21 | | the choir, Christian education programs, and many boards, |
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| 1 | | committees, and offices for the church, including the position | 2 | | of Finance Committee Chairwomen; she was a member of the | 3 | | Algonquin Area Youth Organization, the McHenry County | 4 | | Bicentennial Committee, and the Algonquin Founders' Days | 5 | | Committee; she was also a charter member of the local Make a | 6 | | Child Smile/Hearts of Gold organization and the Algonquin | 7 | | Lioness Club, where she was a recipient of a Melvin Jones | 8 | | Award; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, A. Sue Jolitz and her husband were named "Founders | 10 | | Favorites" in 1978, and she was later named a "Founders | 11 | | Favorite" in 1997; she also received the Woman of the Year | 12 | | Award from the Women's Club; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, A. Sue Jolitz was preceded in death by her parents | 14 | | and her brothers, Tom and Jack Hartley; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, A. Sue Jolitz is survived by her husband, Norm; 2 | 16 | | sons, Jeff (Mandy) Jolitz and Randy (Leslie) Jolitz; 6 | 17 | | grandchildren: Benson (Kristin), Brian (Kaitlyn), Charles, | 18 | | Seth, Madison, and Meredith; a great-grandson, Jack; a brother, | 19 | | Laverne "Doc"; and many dear friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 22 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of A. Sue Jolitz; and be |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of A. Sue Jolitz as an expression of | 4 | | our sympathy.
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