Full Text of SR0647 095th General Assembly
SR0647 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Verda L. Dierzen of Woodstock, who passed | 4 |
| away on April 5, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born February 21, 1917, in Woodstock, to | 6 |
| Oscar A. and Violet (Ainger) Anderson; she married Lawrence | 7 |
| Dierzen on June 6, 1941, in Woodstock; he died August 19, 1996; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, She was a graduate of Woodstock High School; she | 10 |
| attended Northern Illinois University and graduated with a | 11 |
| Bachelor of Science degree in education; she received her | 12 |
| master's degree at the University of Chicago in education | 13 |
| administration; and
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| WHEREAS, She first taught for District 10 in Greenwood as a | 15 |
| teacher, principal, and curriculum coordinator; she was an | 16 |
| assistant superintendent and superintendent for District 10; | 17 |
| at District 200 in Woodstock, she was the assistant | 18 |
| superintendent; she retired from the school district in 1972 | 19 |
| and then served as an educational consultant; District 200 | 20 |
| recognized her for her career in education by renaming the | 21 |
| Early Learning Center the Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center; | 22 |
| she was a life member of the Illinois Education Association and |
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| the National Education Association; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and was | 3 |
| involved with both the Illinois and McHenry Country Retired | 4 |
| Teachers Association; she enjoyed reading, sewing, and crafts | 5 |
| and her faithful companion, Dusty; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, In addition to her husband, she was preceded in | 7 |
| death by her parents; and
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| WHEREAS, She is survived by her son, James (Stefany) | 9 |
| Dierzen; her brother, Clayton (Doris) Anderson; her | 10 |
| grandchildren, Jennifer (John) Midgette, Robert L. Dierzen, | 11 |
| Bhianca Herrera, and Dieby Herrera; her nieces, Suanne (Dale) | 12 |
| Habbley and Susan Anderson; her great-nieces and | 13 |
| great-nephews, Michael (Jeannine) Anderson, Elizabeth (Scott) | 14 |
| Voigt, Amy (Michael) Kueht, and Andrew Habbley; and her | 15 |
| great-grandchildren, Jonathan, Savannah, and Samuel Midgette; | 16 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 18 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 19 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Verda Dierzen; and be it | 20 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Verda Dierzen as a symbol of our | 2 |
| sincere sympathy.
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