Bill Text: IL HR1292 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Sigi Psimenos.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [HR1292 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1292-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sigi | ||||||
4 | Psimenos, who passed away at the age of 65; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Sigi Psimenos was born in Germany; she spent most | ||||||
6 | of her life in Chicago and moved to Elgin about 15 years ago; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Sigi Psimenos was involved in many community | ||||||
9 | initiatives; she served as president of the League of Women | ||||||
10 | Voters of the Elgin Area; she was a co-founder of Next Wave Art | ||||||
11 | Salon, Art and Soul on the Fox, and Stop Global Warming (now | ||||||
12 | the Elgin Climate Change Organization); she was active with | ||||||
13 | many groups, including the Elgin Green Expo, the Community | ||||||
14 | Gardening Network, the Elgin Community Network, and One Billion | ||||||
15 | Rising; she worked on many summer reading and public art | ||||||
16 | projects with the Gail Borden Public Library; she was also part | ||||||
17 | of a working group for Elgin's sustainable city master plan and | ||||||
18 | volunteered for the 2010 United States Census; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Sigi Psimenos was well known for her impeccable | ||||||
20 | interior design and painting skills and decorated her home with | ||||||
21 | hand-painted ceilings and floors; she was also a co-host of the | ||||||
22 | radio show "Two Old Broads" with her friend Maria D'Angelo; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Sigi Psimenos was preceded in death by her | ||||||
2 | husband, Nick; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Sigi Psimenos is survived by her son, Anthony | ||||||
4 | Pedote, and many friends; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
6 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
7 | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | Sigi Psimenos; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the family of Sigi Psimenos as an expression of | ||||||
11 | our sympathy.
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