Full Text of SR0488 98th General Assembly
SR0488 98TH 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 Charlann (Skaar) Schwan of Ivanhoe, who | 4 | | passed away on July 24, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charlann Schwan was born in Chicago to Elling and | 6 | | Jula Skaar; she graduated from Taft High School and attended | 7 | | Northern Illinois University; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Charlann Schwan worked as a flight attendant for | 9 | | United Airlines; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Charlann Schwan volunteered as a Cub Scout den | 11 | | mother and with the Community Christian Church in Lincolnshire, | 12 | | where she was an active member of the congregation for nearly | 13 | | 40 years, serving as Sunday school teacher, Stephen Minister, | 14 | | in various Board positions, and helped run the soup kitchen and | 15 | | the annual garage sale; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Charlann Schwan was named Lincolnshire's Citizen | 17 | | of the Year in 1983 and served on the village board as a | 18 | | Trustee from 1987 to 1992; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Charlann Schwan was a member of the Spring Lake | 20 | | Sports League, the Cambridge Forest Association, the Park |
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| 1 | | Board, and was a longtime member and former President of the | 2 | | Lincolnshire Garden Club; most recently, she was elected to the | 3 | | Woods of Ivanhoe Homeowner's Board; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Charlann Schwan enjoyed traveling around the | 5 | | world with her husband, visiting more than 30 countries; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Charlann Schwan and her husband were strong | 7 | | supporters of Culver-Stockton College, and, in 2012, they | 8 | | dedicated the Joseph and Charlann Schwan Center for Business | 9 | | and Technology; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Charlann Schwan is survived by her husband of | 11 | | nearly 50 years, Joseph; her brother, Anders Skaar (Kathleen); | 12 | | her cousin, Bjarne Trefall (Ingrid); her daughter, Juliann | 13 | | Larimer (Thomas); her sons, John Eric (Kimberly) and J.V. | 14 | | (Julie) Schwan; and her grandchildren, Sydney Schwan, Emelia | 15 | | Larimer, Sarah Larimer, Alexandria Schwan, Andrew Schwan, | 16 | | Victor Larimer, and Addison Schwan; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Charlann (Skaar) Schwan, and extend our sincere condolences to | 20 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 21 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Charlann Schwan as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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