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92_SR0007 LRB9203179RHrh 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends 4 of Gertrude C. Zalar, who passed away on December 7, 2000; 5 and 6 WHEREAS, Gertrude, lovingly known as Trude, was born in 7 Joliet, Illinois on February 13, 1921 to Helen and Matthias 8 Pisut; and 9 WHEREAS, Mrs. Zalar attended SS Cyril and Methodius Grade 10 School and Joliet Township High School, where she was an 11 honor student; following her graduation, she applied her 12 skills as secretary at Joliet High School's superintendent's 13 office, at the offices of E.I. DuPont at the Elwood Ordinance 14 Plant, at the Purity Baking Company in Chicago where she 15 functioned as executive secretary, and at the USO office 16 during World War II; and 17 WHEREAS, Mrs. Zalar was active in numerous civic 18 organizations during her life, dedicating herself as a Cub 19 Scout and Brownie leader at the Roosevelt School in River 20 Forest, as a treasurer of the Roosevelt P.T.A. in River 21 Forest, as a member of the Women's Auxiliary Board of 22 Garfield Park Hospital in Chicago, and with the Riverside 23 Golf Club in Riverside, Illinois from 1954 through 1978; and 24 WHEREAS, Mrs. Zalar was an avid swimmer, golfer, bowler, 25 and skier; she also exhibited demonstrable talent in art 26 study, photography and finances; her pleasures in life 27 included working on the newspaper's crossword puzzle, the 28 bridge column, and playing the piano; and 29 WHEREAS, A number of special events have been organized 30 on Gertrude Zalar's behalf and each recognize her in a 31 special way; these include The Gertrude P. Zalar Leadership -2- LRB9203179RHrh 1 Series on Alzheimer's Disease at the Loyola University 2 Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, which has been held 3 annually; The Gertrude P. Zalar Scholastic Award for Academic 4 Excellence, given to the woman student graduating with the 5 highest grade-point average at Joliet Township High School's 6 Central Campus; the Friends of the Alzheimer's Caregivers 7 Award Program in California, recognizing Gertrude P. Zalar as 8 a annual sponsor; The Gertrude P. Zalar Alzheimer's Care 9 Foundation established in her memory and honor to improve the 10 care offered to residents of long-term care facilities 11 housing those who are affected by Alzheimer's Disease; and 12 the "model" home - The Gertrude P. Zalar - State of the Art 13 Facility - An Alzheimer's Center of Excellence, which will 14 carry her name as a place of compassionate care for all 15 residents with Dementia; and 16 WHEREAS, The passing of Gertrude C. Zalar will be deeply 17 felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband, 18 Richard Zalar; her son, Richard Jr. (wife, Paula) Zalar; her 19 daughter, Barbara Judy (husband, Ronald) Wesoloski; her two 20 brothers, Clement (wife, Mary) Pisut and Emery (wife, Rae) 21 Pisut; her sister, Theresa (husband, Douglas) Burns; her 22 grandchildren, David Richard and Diana Wesoloski; her 23 numerous nieces and nephews; and her cousins; therefore be it 24 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL 25 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 26 all who knew her, the death of Gertrude C. Zalar of Joliet, 27 Illinois; and be it further 28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 29 presented to the family of Gertrude C. Zalar.