Full Text of SR2072 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 Julia J. "Julie" Swanson of St. Charles, | 4 | | who passed away on July 4, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Julia Swanson was born in St. Charles to Anton and | 6 | | Anele Montvidos on March 17, 1918; she attended St. Patrick | 7 | | Grade School and graduated from St. Charles High School in | 8 | | 1936; she was a runner-up in the Miss St. Charles contest in | 9 | | her late teens; she married Warner Swanson on September 14, | 10 | | 1940; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Julia Swanson and her husband were co-owners of | 12 | | Swanee's Tavern in downtown St. Charles in the 1960s; she | 13 | | retired from the Illinois Bell Telephone Company; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After her retirement, Julia Swanson volunteered | 15 | | for Literacy Volunteers of America; she was also an active | 16 | | member of the St. Charles Historical Society and was the | 17 | | recipient of the Heritage Award in 1991; she was very proud of | 18 | | her Lithuanian heritage and made the best bacon buns in town; | 19 | | she was also an active member of the St. Patrick Women's Club; | 20 | | she tirelessly volunteered for parish and school functions; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Julia Swanson was preceded in death by her |
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| 1 | | parents; her husband, Warner; her son, Robert; her infant | 2 | | brother, Joseph; and her sisters, Alda Lalli and Alpune | 3 | | Schmitt; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Julia Swanson is survived by her children, Steven | 5 | | (Ellie) Swanson, Judy (Lee) Provencher, Barbara (Jack) | 6 | | Hallberg, and Susan (Tom) Ascher; nine grandchildren; and 10 | 7 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Julia J. "Julie" Swanson, and extend our sincere condolences to | 11 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Julia Swanson as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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