Bill Text: IL HJR0046 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Eunice Marie Krans Leitch of Des Moines, Iowa, the mother of Illinois State Representative David Leitch.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 47-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-10-23 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler [HJR0046 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HJR0046-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are
saddened to learn of the death of Eunice Marie Krans Leitch of
Des Moines, Iowa, who passed away on August 5, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Leitch was born on January 8, 1926 in
Wakefield, Michigan; her parents were Enoch and Ella Krans; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Leitch excelled in school, where she
developed a love of books and a special talent for speech and
debate; in 1943, she set off alone on an over 500-mile bus trip
to attend Michigan State University, where she majored in
English and worked in the cafeteria to pay for her tuition; and
WHEREAS, While attending a friend's wedding in 1947, Eunice
Leitch met Duncan Leitch, a World War II veteran and fellow
student at Michigan State University; on their first date, they
shared a hot fudge sundae and continued that tradition for
almost every week of their nearly 66-year marriage; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Leitch taught high school English in the
1940s before leaving the profession for many years to raise her
children; in the 1960s, she returned to teaching and spent
several years shaping the lives of 2nd and 3rd graders at
Pleasant Hill Elementary School in East Peoria; and

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WHEREAS, Eunice Leitch loved the Upper Peninsula and made
many happy memories exploring in the woods, ice skating on
Sunday Lake, and climbing a 100 foot-tall fire lookout tower
set among the pine trees near her home; she also loved
chocolate, dill pickles, cats, and hunting for treasures at
craft shows and antique shops; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Leitch was preceded in death by her parents
and her siblings, Russell Krans, Marvin Krans, and Carol Krans
Gembolis; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Leitch is survived by her husband, Duncan
Leitch; her children, Illinois State Representative David
Leitch, Paul Leitch, Brian Leitch, and Carol Leitch Fries; her
extended family, Marlene, Soledad, and Debra Leitch and Tim
Fries; her 11 grandchildren, Sarah (Todd) Stille, Ben Leitch,
Betsy (Matt) Kunz, Duncan B. Leitch, Sally (Jared) Woodruff,
Evan (Sara), Tim, Jeff, and Amy Leitch and Lauren and Doug
Fries; her great-grandchildren, Bennett, Dallyn, and Reid
Stille; her sister-in-law, Jean Krans; and her nieces and
nephews, Betsy Coville, Amy Penegor, Mark Krans, and Lisa
Zegers; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE

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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we, along with her family and
friends, mourn the passing of Eunice Marie Krans Leitch; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Eunice Leitch as an expression of
our sympathy.