Full Text of SR1971 99th 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 Sondra Lea Hecox, who passed away on | 4 | | March 19, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox was born on August 28, 1936 in | 6 | | Clarion, Iowa; her parents were Irvin and Freda Harmon; she | 7 | | married Dale Hecox on June 7, 1956; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox attended Iowa State University in | 9 | | Ames, Iowa and the American Business Institute; she later | 10 | | worked for the City of Iowa City until her husband completed | 11 | | his education; they then moved to Oak Park, where she worked as | 12 | | Director of Personnel for the Sunbeam Corporation until her | 13 | | first daughter was born, at which time she became a housewife; | 14 | | they then moved to Elmhurst and then finally to Saint Charles | 15 | | in 1988; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox loved the Republican Party and she | 17 | | and her husband came to represent all that was best about the | 18 | | Grand Old Party; senators, congressmen, and political leaders | 19 | | all sought her counsel and approval; she was a tireless | 20 | | Republican advocate and volunteer; she was an elected precinct | 21 | | committeewoman for Saint Charles Township; she served as | 22 | | secretary of the Kane County Republican Women's Organization; |
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| 1 | | she served at the Kane County Republican Headquarters for seven | 2 | | years helping to organize fundraising events, where her | 3 | | attention to detail made every volunteer and voter feel | 4 | | special; she and her husband also continued to walk their | 5 | | neighborhood at election times when many people their age would | 6 | | have retired; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 2004, Sondra Hecox and her husband were awarded | 8 | | President George W. Bush's Crystal Award for their volunteer | 9 | | efforts in Kane County; she was voted Kane County Republican of | 10 | | the Year in 2004; in 2012, she and her husband were honored | 11 | | with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kane County | 12 | | Republican Party; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox loved gardening and landscaping; she | 14 | | was a member of the Pottawatomie Garden Club and participated | 15 | | in their shows and events; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox is survived by her loving husband, | 17 | | Dale; her daughters, Sharon Grether and Susan Sherman; her | 18 | | granddaughter; and her three grandsons; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 21 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Sondra Lea Hecox; and | 22 | | be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Sondra Hecox as an expression of our | 3 | | sympathy.
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