Full Text of SR0417 100th 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 Jeanne R. Bengtson of Gurnee, who passed | 4 | | away on March 4, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jeanne Bengtson was born in Ludington, Michigan to | 6 | | Russell and Catalina (Dowland) Vorce on June 16, 1919; she | 7 | | graduated from Ludington High School and married John R. | 8 | | "Roger" Bengtson in Ludington on September 15, 1938; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jeanne Bengtson modeled in fashion shows and had a | 10 | | successful career managing the fashion department at | 11 | | Montgomery Ward & Company in Ludington; she organized fashion | 12 | | shows for charity events and wrote a column called "Jeanne | 13 | | Says", giving advice on the latest fashion trends; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Jeanne Bengtson was a strong swimmer in her youth, | 15 | | and loved to go to the beach and swim in Lake Michigan; in her | 16 | | later years and into her 90s, she would drive her car, "Baby", | 17 | | to the lakefront every day to take in the views; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jeanne Bengtson was an avid golfer and played | 19 | | regularly at Lincoln Hills Golf Club and in tournaments around | 20 | | Illinois; her hobbies included playing bridge and other card | 21 | | games; she was a member of the Elks Club, the Ludington Boat |
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| 1 | | Club, the Ludington Yacht Club, and the Lincoln Hills Golf | 2 | | Club; she was a parishioner of St. Simon Catholic Church in | 3 | | Ludington; she and her husband were longtime members of the | 4 | | Ludington Yacht Club and boated for many years, enjoying long | 5 | | trips and cruising to various ports along Lake Michigan; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jeanne Bengtson was preceded in death by her | 7 | | husband of over 50 years, John; her son, Jon Bengtson; and her | 8 | | brother, Jacque Vorce; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jeanne Bengtson is survived by her daughter, Jill | 10 | | (Jerry) Nerheim; her son, Jack (Judy) Bengtson; her | 11 | | daughter-in-law, Karen Bengtson; her grandchildren, Lori | 12 | | Nerheim, Julie (David) Scroggins, Steve (Kimberly) Nerheim, | 13 | | Michael (Andraea) Nerheim, Beth (Scott) Morey, Ryan (Nicole) | 14 | | Bengtson, Jon Bengtson, and Josh Bengtson; her | 15 | | great-grandchildren, Mary Ann, Christopher, and Mabel | 16 | | Scroggins, Elyce and Steffen Nerheim, Mason, Grace, and Matthew | 17 | | Nerheim, Reece, Makenna, and Callan Morey, and Holly and | 18 | | Addison Bengtson; her brother, Russel (Nancy) Vorce; her | 19 | | sister, Louise "Weedie" Thomsen; and numerous nieces and | 20 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 23 | | Jeanne R. Bengtson, and extend our sincere condolences to her |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Jeanne Bengtson as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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