Full Text of SR0218 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Christine "Chris" Eik Winick of | 4 | | Galesburg, who passed away on November 5, 2022 at the age of | 5 | | 71; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chris Winick was born to Margaret Hansen Eik and | 7 | | Gunnar Eik in Galesburg on June 11, 1951; she graduated from | 8 | | Galesburg High School in 1969; she then attended Illinois | 9 | | Wesleyan University before transferring to Knox College, where | 10 | | she graduated with her degree in Political Science in 1973; | 11 | | she later received her Master of Public Administration from | 12 | | the University of Illinois at Springfield in 1989; she | 13 | | additionally earned a graduate certificate in Collective | 14 | | Bargaining and Labor Relations and was a certified hostage | 15 | | negotiator; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Chris Winick was a lifelong public servant, | 17 | | beginning her career with the State of Illinois; she first | 18 | | worked as an ombudsman with the Governor's Office of Human | 19 | | Resources in the Quad Cities area; she then served as a | 20 | | volunteer services coordinator and social worker with the | 21 | | Department of Children and Family Services; next, she worked | 22 | | at the Galesburg Mental Health Center, where her mother and | 23 | | sister were also employed; she later held positions at |
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| 1 | | Galesburg Community Unit School District 205, directing the | 2 | | district's before-school and after-school programs, and the | 3 | | InTouch Day Center for Older Adults; she then became a | 4 | | counselor with the Illinois Department of Corrections at the | 5 | | Henry Hill Correctional Center, where she worked until she | 6 | | retired in 2010; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Outside of work, Chris Winick was an active | 8 | | leader in politics and her community; she was a lifelong | 9 | | progressive Democrat and was the beating heart of the Knox | 10 | | County Democratic Party for many years, including serving as | 11 | | chair and briefly serving as the committeewoman for the 17th | 12 | | Congressional District on the State Central Committee of the | 13 | | Democratic Party of Illinois; she was elected as a delegate to | 14 | | the Democratic National Convention in 1984, 2008, 2016, and | 15 | | 2020; she also served on the Knox County Board from 1982 to | 16 | | 2002, including serving as chair of the Finance Committee, | 17 | | under both Democratic and Republican majorities, and as | 18 | | township supervisor from 1989 until her passing; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Chris Winick was a member of the Knox Alumni | 20 | | Council and a leader in the Galesburg Knox Club; she | 21 | | previously served on the boards of Family Planning Services, | 22 | | Safe Harbor, Temple Sholom, the Knox County FEMA, the Carver | 23 | | Community Action Agency, and the Knox County Head Start Policy | 24 | | Council; she also had served on the Illinois Attorney |
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| 1 | | General's Senior Citizen Advisory Council and as secretary of | 2 | | Illinois Women in Government; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Chris Winick received several accolades during | 4 | | her lifetime, including being named as the Knox County | 5 | | Democratic Woman of the Year in 2010 and receiving a Knox | 6 | | College Service Award in recognition of her years of service | 7 | | to her alma mater and community in 2014; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Chris Winick filled her home with paintings, | 9 | | prints, and sculptures, which were often created by local | 10 | | Galesburg artists and Knox College classmates; she was known | 11 | | for her passionate views, her style, and her impeccable | 12 | | wardrobe; she loved experiencing live music and theater, going | 13 | | on her daily walks at Lake Storey, traveling near and far, and | 14 | | having long chats with friends and acquaintances over coffee | 15 | | at Innkeepers, wine at Vintages, or a beer at Knox County | 16 | | Brewing Company; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Chris Winick was a beloved mother, sister, aunt, | 18 | | cousin, and friend who loved politics and serving her | 19 | | community; of her many accomplishments, she was proudest of | 20 | | her son, Ben, and her daughter-in-law, Lari Dierks; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Chris Winick was preceded in death by her | 22 | | husband, Norm Winick; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Chris Winick was | 2 | | survived by her son and daughter-in-law; her sister, Marna; | 3 | | her sister-in-law, Diane (Lonnie) Graul; her brother-in-law, | 4 | | Andy (Sherry) Winick; her nieces, Brynn (Jim Baker) Seibert | 5 | | and Leslie (Josh) Wangeman; her nephews, Keith (Christy | 6 | | Wagner) Graul and Dylan Winick; and her many other close | 7 | | friends and family; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Christine "Chris" Eik Winick and extend our sincere | 11 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 12 | | her; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Chris Winick as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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