Full Text of SR1508 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 Helen E. McLean of Crystal Lake, who | 4 | | passed away on September 5, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Helen McLean was born in Columbus, Wisconsin on | 6 | | July 27, 1922 to William and Bertha Hundley; she graduated from | 7 | | Columbus High School in 1940; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Helen McLean worked several administrative jobs | 9 | | and eventually obtained a position with the United States Civil | 10 | | Service in 1948; she was assigned to the U.S. Army Air Force | 11 | | base on the Pacific island of Guam; she married Leslie McLean, | 12 | | a sergeant in the Army Air Force; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, During her husband's career, Helen McLean and her | 14 | | family were stationed at bases in Hawaii, Georgia, Virginia, | 15 | | and Illinois; she was a very dedicated mother, volunteering for | 16 | | several activities while her sons were growing up, including | 17 | | Cub Scout pack leader, Sunday school teacher, PTA committees, | 18 | | and grade school chaperone for class parties and field trips; | 19 | | she returned to work for the civil service at Chicago's O'Hare | 20 | | airport military complex when her sons entered junior high | 21 | | school in the early 1960s; she retired from civil service after | 22 | | a long and distinguished career following the death of her |
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| 1 | | husband in 1975, eventually returning to Columbus to live; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, During her retirement, Helen McLean traveled | 3 | | often, visiting China and several European countries; in the | 4 | | fall of each year, she would travel to New England to visit | 5 | | friends; her devotion to family continued with her being very | 6 | | active and supportive in the lives of her grandchildren; she | 7 | | was a member of the Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Church; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Helen McLean was the beloved wife of the late | 9 | | Leslie; the loving mother of Leslie R. III (Linda) and David | 10 | | (Deborah); the cherished grandmother of Dori (Ross) | 11 | | Logerquist, Andrew (Jess), Jennifer (Steve) Becker, and Evan; | 12 | | the proud great-grandmother of Seth, Sam, Isabelle, and Avery; | 13 | | and the dear sister of Russell (Laura) Hundley, Rachel (Elton) | 14 | | Ott, and Carol Peck; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Helen E. McLean, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Helen McLean as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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