Full Text of SR0619 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 Lillian G. Jeep (nee, Jacob), who | 4 | | recently passed away; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was a fiery advocate for the rights of the | 6 | | underprivileged and under-represented and was a long-life | 7 | | supporter of the Progressive Movement; her sons remember being | 8 | | taken to speeches by Dr. King and remember her chaining herself | 9 | | to the gates of the Great Lakes Naval Training Center to | 10 | | protest the prosecution of more than one war; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, She was past co-chairperson of the Lake County | 12 | | Peace Alliance; she made several trips to Washington, D.C. to | 13 | | participate in anti-war and civil rights marches; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, She supported and loved the arts, especially | 15 | | theater and jazz; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, She lived happily for the past 2 years at Barton | 17 | | Residence in Zion; previously, she lived comfortably and | 18 | | happily at Lilac Ledge in Waukegan for 10 years; she leaves | 19 | | behind too many friends and companions to mention; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Jeep was the beloved wife of the late |
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| 1 | | Vincent for more than 50 years; she was the loving mother of | 2 | | Markham (Susan), Kenneth (Cecelia), and Jeffrey (Elizabeth); | 3 | | the dear grandmother of Katie (Hunter), Jenny (Eric), Graham | 4 | | (fiancee, Susan), Amilia, Adam, Laura, and Sarah; and the | 5 | | great-grandmother of Benjamin; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 | | her family and friends, the passing of Lillian Jeep; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Lillian Jeep as a symbol of our | 12 | | sincere sympathy.
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