Full Text of SR0749 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
Marian Allene Goza, who passed away on | 4 | | May 4, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marian Goza was born on December 25, 1930, in | 6 | | Springfield; her parents were John B. and Clara (Rodgers) | 7 | | Ritchie; she married Robert W. Goza in 1952; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Marian Goza attended Enos Elementary School and | 9 | | graduated from Springfield High School and Springfield College | 10 | | in Illinois; she then attended Lincoln University in Jefferson | 11 | | City, Missouri, where she met her future husband; she later | 12 | | earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry from Sangamon State | 13 | | University; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Marian Goza was employed as a registered medical | 15 | | technologist at Memorial Medical Center for 39 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Marian Goza was a member of St. Paul AME Church, | 17 | | where she served on the Trustee Board and the Estella Thompson | 18 | | Missionary Society, and sang as a choir helper; she was active | 19 | | in the Land of Lincoln Girl Scout Council for many years and | 20 | | served as a Girl Scout leader and cookie chairman; she | 21 | | participated in the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) at both |
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| 1 | | the local and State levels; as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha | 2 | | Sorority, Inc., she worked on various committees and served as | 3 | | President of the local chapter and held a regional office; she | 4 | | was a member of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority and the Springfield | 5 | | Branch NAACP and served as Secretary for the Kenneth E. Barton, | 6 | | Sr. Scholarship Fund; she also served as Vice-President, | 7 | | Financial Secretary, Treasurer, and Secretary as well as the | 8 | | 1st Illinois Connections Coordinator on the regional level for | 9 | | several years and took a special interest in her neighborhood | 10 | | association; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Marian Goza was an accomplished seamstress who | 12 | | made many wedding gowns and debutante dresses; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Marian Goza was preceded in death by her husband | 14 | | of over 59 years, Robert; her parents; and her brother, John R. | 15 | | Ritchie; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Marian Goza is survived by her children, Cheryl | 17 | | Goza Smith, Michael (Cindi), Roger (Linda), and Jeanette H. | 18 | | Goza; her grandchildren, Alexander C. Goza, Marian T. Smith, | 19 | | and William A. Ferguson; her step-granddaughter, Heather | 20 | | Navarro; her great-grandsons, Jeremiah and Jaden Ferguson; her | 21 | | step-grandchildren, Skie, Rainne, and Croix; her | 22 | | brother-in-law; her 3 sisters-in-law; and her many cousins and | 23 | | friends; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | her family and friends, the passing of Marian Allene Goza; and | 4 | | be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Marian Goza as an expression of our | 7 | | sympathy.
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