Full Text of SR0863 98th General Assembly
SR0863 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 Kathryn "Tinker" (nee Kaut) Harvey of | 4 | | Lincolnwood, who passed away on December 10, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kathryn Harvey was born in 1924 in Downers Grove; | 6 | | she attended The Avery Coonley School in Downers Grove and | 7 | | graduated from Downers Grove High School; she attended the | 8 | | Goodman School of Drama in Chicago and married Robert Harvey in | 9 | | 1955; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Kathryn Harvey worked as a travel agent, retiring | 11 | | a decade ago; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, For over 5 decades, Kathryn Harvey was a force for | 13 | | the Democratic Party in the traditionally Republican | 14 | | stronghold of DuPage County; she stood up for numerous issues | 15 | | including women's rights, the environment, and fair housing; | 16 | | her introduction to political campaigns came in 1956 when she | 17 | | worked for the Democratic presidential candidate, Illinois | 18 | | Governor Adlai Stevenson, II; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Kathryn Harvey was the longtime chairman of the | 20 | | Democratic Party of DuPage, and twice, in 1996, and 2000, a | 21 | | member of the United States Electoral College; she was a |
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| 1 | | delegate and alternate delegate to 5 Democratic National | 2 | | Conventions, beginning in 1976; for over 40 years, she was a | 3 | | precinct committeewoman in Downers Grove; she was a founding | 4 | | member of the board of directors for Illinois Democratic Women | 5 | | and saw voter registration as critical for party-building; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kathryn Harvey was preceded in death by her | 7 | | husband, Robert; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Kathryn Harvey is survived by her sons, Matthew | 9 | | (Susan Condon) Harvey and Miles (Rengin Altay) Harvey; her 2 | 10 | | grandchildren; and countless friends; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Kathryn "Tinker" Harvey, and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Kathryn Harvey as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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