Bill Text: IL SR0413 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of T.L. Arends of Bartlett.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR0413 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SR0413-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of T.L. Arends of Bartlett, who passed away
on April 11, 2017; and
WHEREAS, T.L. Arends was a career banker and very active in
her community; she served on the Village Board since 1991,
after spending a decade on the Bartlett Park District Board of
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, T.L. Arends was the Chairman of the Unit Salvation
Army from 1982 to 2009, President of the Bartlett Chamber of
Commerce in 1984, President of the Bartlett Park District Board
and the Bartlett Economic Development Commission in 1986; she
served on the Bartlett Zoning Board of Appeals in 1987, and was
the first female member of the Bartlett Lions Club from 1987 to
the present; she was President of the Elgin High PTO in 1990,
co-chairperson of the Bartlett Centennial and the Bartlett
Living Legend in 1991, founder and first Chairperson of the
Bartlett Fourth of July Committee from 1993 to 1994, and a
member of the Bartlett Veterans Memorial Foundation Board from
2006 to 2009; she was a member of the Bartlett Rotary from 2007
to the present, serving as President in 2009; she was the
Bartlett Village Trustee from 1991 to the present, and on the
Foundation Board at Elgin Community College, and was part of

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many other organizations; and
WHEREAS, T.L. Arends was always there for the Village of
Bartlett, helping whenever needed without taking credit or
seeking the spotlight; she was honored with a plaque in the
town center recognizing her achievements and dedication to
service; and
WHEREAS, T.L. Arends was preceded in death by her siblings,
Stuart S.(Shelley) Stone, Rocky (Linda) Stone, and Kay Haas;
and
WHEREAS, T.L. Arends is survived by her husband, Thomas;
her children, Scott (Kristin) Sumner, and Kristina (Bill)
Gabrenya; five grandchildren, Lucinda Katherine, Ellen
Virginia, Graham Hubert, Grace Stone, and Lucas Liam; and her
sisters, Carole (Gilbert) Baumann, Jan (Harold) Sanderson;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
T.L. Arends, and extend our sincere condolences to her family,
friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of T.L. Arends as an expression of our

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deepest sympathy.