Full Text of SR0019 97th 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 Mary Lou Duesterhaus of Quincy, who | 4 | | passed away on December 31, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born on May 11, 1929, near Kinderhook, the | 6 | | daughter of Lewis and Alice Weddington Kenady; she married | 7 | | Donald M. Duesterhaus on October 18, 1952, in St. John the | 8 | | Baptist Catholic Church in Quincy; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, She grew up as the third youngest of 11 children | 10 | | on a small farm north of Kinderhook during the Great Depression | 11 | | and World War II; she referred to herself as a "farm girl"; her | 12 | | family moved to Loraine after the war and she graduated from | 13 | | Mendon High School in 1947; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After working as a full-time homemaker and raising | 15 | | 10 children, she embarked on a second career as a driver's | 16 | | license examiner for the Illinois Secretary of State; she was a | 17 | | lifetime member of the Women's Democratic Club; she served as | 18 | | an election judge and a Democratic precinct committeeman for | 19 | | many years; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, She and her husband, a former Quincy alderman and | 21 | | deputy mayor, were named Grass Roots Activists of the Year by |
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| 1 | | the Adams County Democratic Central Committee in recognition of | 2 | | their work for the local Democratic Party; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Following her retirement in 1994, she devoted most | 4 | | of her time to three great passions: baking, gardening, and her | 5 | | grandchildren; she was a longtime member of St. Francis | 6 | | Catholic Church; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; her | 8 | | parents; her brothers, Lewis "Junior" Kenady and Robert Kenady; | 9 | | and her sisters, Louise Earnst, Rosella Morley, Wilma Kuhlman, | 10 | | Bethany Banowitz, Josephine Miller, and Jeanne Jackson; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mary Lou Duesterhaus is survived by her children, | 12 | | Joseph A. Duesterhaus and his wife, Laura, D. Mark Duesterhaus | 13 | | and his wife, Denise, Steven K. Duesterhaus and his wife, | 14 | | Glori, and Paul M. Duesterhaus and his wife, Mary Ann, Mary | 15 | | Beth Duesterhaus, Gregory L. Duesterhaus, Jonathan L. | 16 | | Duesterhaus and his wife, Susan, Kevin F. Duesterhaus and his | 17 | | wife, Sandy,, Timothy J. Duesterhaus and his wife, Teresa, and | 18 | | Todd W. Duesterhaus and his wife, Taffy; her 26 grandchildren; | 19 | | her 5 great-grandchildren; her sisters, Lillian Westphal and | 20 | | Faith Ervin; her sisters-in-law, Neva Kenady and Gwen Kenady; | 21 | | her brother-in-law, Melvin Arns; and her numerous nieces and | 22 | | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | her family and friends, the passing of Mary Lou Duesterhaus; | 4 | | and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Mary Lou Duesterhaus as a symbol of | 7 | | our sincere sympathy.
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