Full Text of SR0325 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 Theresa Ann Funke of Batavia, formerly of | 4 | | Evanston, Indiana, who passed away August 26, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born February 21, 1952 in Evansville, | 6 | | Indiana, the daughter of Ludwig and Marie (nee Greif) Funke; | 7 | | she was united in marriage to Stephen DeCoursey; she graduated | 8 | | in 1970 from Memorial High school in Evansville and received | 9 | | her BFA in 1974 from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame and her | 10 | | MFA from American University in 1976; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, To share her knowledge of art, she later received | 12 | | her teaching degree from Northern Illinois University; she had | 13 | | many interests, including travel (especially Italy), horses, | 14 | | home building, cooking, photography, but especially art; she | 15 | | loved interacting, challenging, and guiding her students in all | 16 | | forms of art and was repeatedly recognized by students at | 17 | | Naperville Central High School for being an inspiration in | 18 | | their learning; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, She lived her faith and was passionate in sharing | 20 | | and exploring her interests with friends and family, near and | 21 | | far; her grace, exuberance, and passion for life will be | 22 | | missed; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Theresa Funke is survived by her beloved husband, | 3 | | Stephen; her sons, Kellen Daniel and Devin Patrick DeCoursey; | 4 | | her siblings, Caroline (David) Pyle, Rose Marie (George) | 5 | | Brothers, Mary (John) MacCauley, Ludwig (Rebecca) Funke, and | 6 | | Christine (Robert) Goad; and many dear nieces and nephews; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | her family and friends, the passing of Theresa Funke; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Theresa Funke as a symbol of our | 14 | | sincere sympathy.
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