Full Text of SR1579 100th 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 Arbutus Dale "Arb" Swanson of Wauconda, | 4 | | who passed away on March 24, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Arb Swanson was born in a house on Main Street in | 6 | | Wauconda to Harry Lee and Isabelle Alice (Geary) Grantham on | 7 | | May 16, 1919; she grew up in a multi-generational household, | 8 | | always living with or next door to her paternal grandparents; | 9 | | she graduated from Wauconda High School in 1937 and married | 10 | | Edward Claus Swanson in Port Washington, Wisconsin on September | 11 | | 18, 1939; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Arb Swanson was a fixture of Wauconda; she was the | 13 | | recipient of Wauconda's Mayor's Community Service Award in | 14 | | 2006; her many years of community service included volunteering | 15 | | for the Salvation Army's Donut Day, Easter Seals, Poppy | 16 | | Days/American Legion, the March of Dimes, the American Cancer | 17 | | Society, the Wauconda Care Center Nursing Home, the Girls | 18 | | Scouts of America, the Wauconda Seniors Club, and the Federated | 19 | | Church of Wauconda; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Arb Swanson lived a life dedicated to her family, | 21 | | her church, her community, and the service of others; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Arb Swanson was the beloved wife of the late | 2 | | Edward; the loving mother of Dale Buttolph, Lawrence | 3 | | (Patricia), Sue (Josh) Ragland, Brian, Lisa Knight, and the | 4 | | late Edward Jay (Marilyn); the cherished grandmother of 19; the | 5 | | proud great-grandmother of 25; the great-great-grandmother of | 6 | | one; the dear sister of the late Udell H. Grantham, Audrey | 7 | | Staggs, and Ardath Becknell; the fond aunt and great-aunt of | 8 | | many; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Arbutus Dale "Arb" Swanson and extend our sincere condolences | 12 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 13 | | it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Arb Swanson as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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