Full Text of SR0857 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 Margaret O. "Peg" (nee O'Donnell) Coffin | 4 | | of Oak Brook, who passed away on December 21, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Margaret Coffin was born in New York City; she | 6 | | graduated first in her class in 1949 and was a member of the | 7 | | Law Review at St. John's University School of Law in New York; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Margaret Coffin held a number of legal and | 10 | | business positions, including Circuit Court Judge of DuPage | 11 | | County, Assistant State's Attorney of DuPage County (Criminal | 12 | | Division), Executive Development Program graduate, and manager | 13 | | at the Hanover Trust Company in New York City; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Margaret Coffin had extensive civic leadership | 15 | | experience; her positions included being a member of the | 16 | | Hinsdale District 86 Board of Education, President of St. Isaac | 17 | | Jogues Board of Education, the founding member and first | 18 | | President and Director of the DuPage Association of Women | 19 | | Lawyers, a member and acting Chairman of the Zoning Board of | 20 | | Appeals for the Village of Oak Brook, Chairman of the Zoning | 21 | | and Annexation Committee for the Oak Brook Civic Association, | 22 | | President, Director, and Co-Founder of the Fullersburg Woods |
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| 1 | | Area Association, and Executive Board Member of the Education | 2 | | Advisory Committee for the Catholic Diocese of Joliet; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Margaret Coffin had many passions during her life; | 4 | | she was a private plane pilot, including aerobatic flying, and | 5 | | she was often involved in political campaigns and initiatives; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Margaret Coffin was the loving daughter of the | 8 | | late Hugh and Anne O'Donnell; the beloved wife of the late | 9 | | George Coffin, Jr.; the devoted mother of Susan, Adrienne, and | 10 | | Philip (Holly); the cherished grandmother of Elizabeth and | 11 | | Sarah Coffin-Karlin, Darcy and Devin Kolstad, and Roger, Peter, | 12 | | and Jennifer Coffin; and the dear sister of John O'Donnell, the | 13 | | late Hugh "Buddy" O'Donnell, and the late James O'Donnell; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Margaret O. "Peg" Coffin, and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Margaret Coffin as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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