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92_SR0007

 
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 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
 
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 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.

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