Bill Text: IL SR0016 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jean K. Wehrli.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0016 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0016-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Jean K. Wehrli, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | December 12, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli was born to Judge Win and Irene Knoch | ||||||
6 | on December 6, 1928; she attended Saints Peter and Paul Grade | ||||||
7 | School and Naperville High School, where she graduated in 1946; | ||||||
8 | she attended the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minnesota, | ||||||
9 | and completed her studies at the University of Illinois | ||||||
10 | Urbana-Champaign, where she was a member of the Kappa Delta | ||||||
11 | Sorority, Sigma Omicron Chapter; she married Don Wehrli on | ||||||
12 | April 19, 1952; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli taught high school English in Forrest; | ||||||
14 | she then returned to Naperville, where she was a proofreader at | ||||||
15 | Argonne National Laboratory; she later served on the first | ||||||
16 | Naperville Arts Commission and the Naperville Park District | ||||||
17 | Skateboard Park Committee; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli enjoyed photography, reading, garage | ||||||
19 | and estate sales, lectures and concerts, outings, and her book | ||||||
20 | group; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli was a proud member of the Wehrli |
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1 | Out-Laws, which included Lorraine (Bob), Bev (Bob), Wally | ||||||
2 | (Marge), Ginny (Jim), Bettye (Jim), Dorothy (Joe), Calista, | ||||||
3 | Audra (Mike), Bob (Jean), Virginia (John "Harp"), Joe (Joyce), | ||||||
4 | Judy (Dick), Jerry (Carol), and Bob (Ann); she was a | ||||||
5 | thoughtfully prepared participant in Grandma (Gertrude) | ||||||
6 | Wehrli's annual family beach picnics and Christmas Eve parties; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli was preceded in death by her parents | ||||||
9 | and her husband, Don Wehrli; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli is survived by her sisters, Marjorie | ||||||
11 | Knoch Schaller, Doris Knoch Wood, and Joanne (Jim) Knoch | ||||||
12 | Strong; her children, Mary Lou (Herb), Win (Deborah), Fred | ||||||
13 | (Anne), Jill, Francie, Annette, and Illinois State | ||||||
14 | Representative Grant (Sharon); her grandchildren, Sarah, Megan | ||||||
15 | (Travis), Lauren (Josh), Michelle (Aaron), Dana, Michael | ||||||
16 | (Colleen), Austin, Elizabeth, Kayla, Colette, Jack, Jake, Joe, | ||||||
17 | and Luke; and her great-grandchildren, Emma, Benjamin, and | ||||||
18 | Harper; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
21 | Jean K. Wehrli, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
22 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
23 | further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of Jean Wehrli as an expression of our | ||||||
3 | deepest sympathy.
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