Bill Text: IL SR0476 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Deborah L. "Debbie" Jerisha.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0476 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0476-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Deborah L. "Debbie" Jerisha, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on September 6, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Debbie Jerisha was born to Harold and Ruth | ||||||
| 6 | (Ogrzewalla) Clark in Du Quoin on March 24, 1951; she attended | ||||||
| 7 | Joliet Public Grade Schools and Joliet Central High School for | ||||||
| 8 | two years before moving to Milwaukee with her mother, where | ||||||
| 9 | she graduated from Washington High School; she married Anthony | ||||||
| 10 | "Tony" Jerisha Jr.; she attended Joliet Junior College before | ||||||
| 11 | ultimately leaving the nursing program to raise her family; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Debbie Jerisha was a stay at home mom, raising | ||||||
| 14 | her sons, and returned to work outside the home after they were | ||||||
| 15 | grown; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Debbie Jerisha enjoyed Florida vacations with her | ||||||
| 17 | family and camping trips to South Wilmington Sportsman's Club | ||||||
| 18 | in Essex; she was a passionate advocate for animal rights; she | ||||||
| 19 | loved owning and riding horses and feeding the wildlife in her | ||||||
| 20 | backyard, including the fish in the pond, squirrels, and | ||||||
| 21 | birds; she liked watching documentaries and programs about the | ||||||
| 22 | supernatural; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Debbie Jerisha was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 2 | mother, Ruth; her father-in-law, Anthony Jerisha Sr.; her | ||||||
| 3 | mother-in-law, Dorothy Jerisha; and her dogs, Pooh Bear, Boo | ||||||
| 4 | Bear "Bear", and Taffy; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Debbie Jerisha is survived by her husband of 53 | ||||||
| 6 | years, Tony; her sons, Anthony "Little Tony" (Lori) Jerisha | ||||||
| 7 | and Dr. Jason Jerisha; her brother-in-law, Dr. John (Susan) | ||||||
| 8 | Jerisha; her nephew, Joshua Jerisha; her grandchildren, Darin | ||||||
| 9 | Jerisha and Taylor Chamness; several cousins; and her cats, | ||||||
| 10 | Squirrel and Picasso; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Deborah L. "Debbie" Jerisha and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 14 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | ||||||
| 15 | it further
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