Full Text of SR1443 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 Carole A. Michels of rural Elburn, who | 4 | | passed away on August 16, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Carole Michels was born on June 29, 1941 in | 6 | | Aurora; her parents were Roy and Gertrude (nee Kroeger) Brown; | 7 | | she married Jim Michels on December 1, 1962 at St. Therese | 8 | | Catholic Church in Aurora; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Carole Michels grew up in Aurora and attended Oak | 10 | | Park Elementary School and East Aurora Junior High School | 11 | | before graduating with the first graduating class of the "new" | 12 | | East Aurora High School in 1959; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Carole Michels | 14 | | began her career as a secretary with IBM in Aurora and | 15 | | developed the skills that served her well throughout her life; | 16 | | after marrying, she moved with her husband to Oklahoma City, | 17 | | where he was stationed as a commissioned officer with the | 18 | | United States Public Health Service; they were later | 19 | | transferred to Henryetta, Oklahoma before moving to New | 20 | | Brighton, Minnesota; after moving to Norman, Oklahoma in 1968, | 21 | | they returned "home" in 1969 to reside in Blackberry Township; | 22 | | in 1974, she resumed her secretarial skills as the secretary of |
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| 1 | | the newly-formed consulting engineering firm Engineering | 2 | | Enterprises, Inc. in Elburn; she then became active in the | 3 | | Elburn Business Council and, in 1982, became a realtor with | 4 | | Leuer Realty, where she was a "top producer" for most of her | 5 | | 30-year career; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Carole Michels was an active member of St. Gall | 7 | | Catholic Church, where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and | 8 | | in many other positions; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Carole Michels was a member and president of the | 10 | | Greater Aurora Association of Realtors and the Fox Valley Board | 11 | | of Realtors and held several leadership positions with both | 12 | | boards; she was a charter member of the Kane County Tourism | 13 | | Association and a member of the Kaneland Foundation and the | 14 | | Waubonsee Community College Foundation; she served as a | 15 | | precinct committee person for Blackberry Township for many | 16 | | years; she was one of the 7 founders of Kaneland Community Bank | 17 | | (now American Bank and Trust) in Elburn; she was also the | 18 | | Corporate Secretary Emeritus of Engineering Enterprises, Inc. | 19 | | in Sugar Grove; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Carole Michels enjoyed life, entertaining family | 21 | | and friends by cooking and baking, traveling with her family | 22 | | and friends, and vacationing at Powers Lake, Wisconsin; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Carole Michels was preceded in death by her | 2 | | parents; 2 grandsons, Geno and Ryan Migliorini; her | 3 | | mother-in-law and father-in-law, Marie and Ben Michels; her | 4 | | brothers-in-law, Bob, Art, and Bern Michels and Jim McCue, Sr.; | 5 | | and 5 nieces and nephews; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Carole Michels is survived by her husband, Jim; 2 | 7 | | sons, Sean (Valerie) Michels and Todd (Jacqui) Michels; a | 8 | | daughter, Denise (Brian) Migliorini; 3 sisters, Jean (Don) | 9 | | White, Joan McCue, and Judy (Jim) Kreitz; 9 grandchildren, | 10 | | Abby, Nick, Maddy, and Sophie Michels, Greycn, Alexa, and | 11 | | Samantha Michels, and Gina and Nico Migliorini; 4 | 12 | | sisters-in-law, Pat, Lil, and Lois Michels and Anna Marie | 13 | | Avram; her brother-in-law, Nello Avram; and 44 nieces and | 14 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Carole A. Michels; and | 18 | | be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Carole Michels as an expression of | 21 | | our sympathy.
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