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92_SR0322 LRB9216175BHbh 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were saddened 3 to learn of the death of Huldah W. Schiedler of Batavia on 4 February 1, 2002; and 5 WHEREAS, Ms. Schiedler was born on March 21, 1906, in 6 Cortland, Nebraska; she was the daughter of Oscar and Flora 7 Hoffman; and 8 WHEREAS, Ms. Schiedler attended the University of 9 Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she received her 10 teacher's certificate; she taught all eight grades in a 11 one-room school house in Cortland; and 12 WHEREAS, Ms. Schiedler and her husband, John, whom she 13 married on September 17, 1929, moved to Batavia after their 14 honeymoon; and 15 WHEREAS, Ms. Schiedler was well known among Batavia's 16 teenage community during the 1950s and 1960s because of the 17 youth center, The Huddle, which she directed for 18 years; 18 she is credited with pioneering locally the concept of a 19 youth center; and 20 WHEREAS, Huldah Schiedler taught Sunday school at the 21 First Baptist Church of Batavia, where she was an active 22 member; she also became superintendent of primary grades and 23 helped with Thursday school; in other areas of community 24 service, Ms. Schiedler served as commissioner for the local 25 Girl Scouts troop, later becoming president following a 26 change in format in the organization; she was named Batavia 27 Citizen of the Year in 1964, and a street, Schiedler Drive, 28 was named in honor of the Schiedlers; and 29 WHEREAS, Huldah Schiedler's passing will be deeply felt 30 by her family and friends, especially her four daughters, 31 Shirley (Martin) Mortensen, Dolores Nelson, Donna (Alan) -2- LRB9216175BHbh 1 Read, and Roberta (Ralph) Jaschob; her son, Robert 2 (Elizabeth) Schiedler; and her 19 grandchildren and 32 3 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it 4 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL 5 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of 6 Huldah W. Schiedler and extend our sincere condolences to her 7 family and friends; and be it further 8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 9 presented to the family of Huldah W. Schiedler.