Bill Text: IL SR0044 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Janice Boess Geist of Des Plaines.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-08 - Resolution Adopted [SR0044 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0044-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Janice "Jan" Boess Geist, a longtime | ||||||
| 4 | resident of Des Plaines, who passed away on January 7, 2023; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist was born to Murray and Phillipine | ||||||
| 7 | Boess in Evanston on October 14, 1935; she graduated from | ||||||
| 8 | Evanston High School and then married Walter Geist; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist worked as a graphic arts designer | ||||||
| 10 | for many years at the Des Plaines Journal and later at the | ||||||
| 11 | Contemporary Publishing Group in Chicago; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, After retirement, Jan Boess Geist enjoyed | ||||||
| 13 | volunteering at the Des Plaines Public Library, where she | ||||||
| 14 | joined the Friends of the Library group, assisted with the | ||||||
| 15 | annual used book sales, and helped others learn how to read in | ||||||
| 16 | their ESL classes; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist was actively engaged in the First | ||||||
| 18 | United Methodist Church in Des Plaines and was on many | ||||||
| 19 | leadership committees over the years; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist was an avid music lover and had | ||||||
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| 1 | season tickets throughout her life for the Lyric Opera of | ||||||
| 2 | Chicago; one of her fondest memories was meeting Luciano | ||||||
| 3 | Pavarotti and getting his autograph; she was a world traveler, | ||||||
| 4 | but one of her favorite places to spend time was in Colorado; | ||||||
| 5 | she was a dedicated Chicago Cubs fan her entire life; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 7 | parents; her brothers, Murray and Eugene; her sister, Barbara; | ||||||
| 8 | and her former spouse, Walter; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist is survived by her children, | ||||||
| 10 | Walter (Peggy), David (Debora), Richard (Bridgett), and Steven | ||||||
| 11 | (Ray); her grandchildren, Jason, Natalie, Carrie, Zachary, and | ||||||
| 12 | Sarah; her great-grandchildren, Evelyn, Lucy, and Naomi; and | ||||||
| 13 | her dear friend, Joanne Maresso; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 16 | Janice "Jan" Boess Geist and extend our sincere
condolences to | ||||||
| 17 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 20 | presented to the family of Jan Boess Geist as an expression of
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| 21 | our deepest sympathy.
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