Full Text of SR0162 096th General Assembly
SR0162 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Rachel M. "Grammy" Sweitzer, nee | 4 |
| Fairbanks, of Wilmette, who recently passed away; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born in Wisconsin, south of Fairwater; her | 6 |
| parents were the late Frank and Paulina Daane Fairbanks; and | 7 |
| she was a graduate of Brandon High School; and
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| WHEREAS, She graduated from St. Agnes School of Nursing in | 9 |
| Fond du Lac in 1935; she worked for Hines V.A. Hospital before | 10 |
| her military service; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a Captain in the United States Army Nurse | 12 |
| Corp, serving with the 4th Auxiliary Surgical group during | 13 |
| World War II and participated in the Allied Invasion of France, | 14 |
| landing at Utah Beach in Normandy; she served with General | 15 |
| George Patton while in Europe; she met her husband while | 16 |
| serving overseas; and she was awarded the Bronze Star and the | 17 |
| Government of France awarded her the National Order of the | 18 |
| Legion of Honor on May 7, 2005 for her service as a nurse | 19 |
| during the War; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a devoted soccer, basketball, and lacrosse | 21 |
| grandmother; and
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| WHEREAS, She was the loving wife of the Caesar Sweitzer, | 2 |
| M.D.; the cherished mother of Caesar (Peg), Dean (Patricia), | 3 |
| Rick (Helen), and David (Kam) Sweitzer; the loving and proud | 4 |
| grandmother of Emily, Charles, Rachael, Christopher, Taylor, | 5 |
| and Anna; and is survived by many dear nieces and nephews; | 6 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Rachel Sweitzer; and be | 10 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of Rachel Sweitzer as a symbol of our | 13 |
| sincere sympathy.
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