Bill Text: IL SR0495 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Norma Jean Glazebrook of Godfrey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR0495 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0495-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 Norma Jean Glazebrook of Godfrey, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on August 9, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Norma Glazebrook was born in Alton to Frank J. | ||||||
6 | and Clara D. (Herman) Helwig on February 13, 1932; she | ||||||
7 | graduated from Alton High School; she married Robert | ||||||
8 | Glazebrook in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 16, 1973, and he | ||||||
9 | preceded her in death on November 20, 1995; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Norma Glazebrook worked at The Telegraph | ||||||
11 | newspaper in Alton for 21 years before retiring in 1973; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Norma Glazebrook was a national baton twirling | ||||||
13 | champion and started the Piasa Indians Baton Twirling Drill | ||||||
14 | Team in 1951, a group of baton-twirling, flag-bearing young | ||||||
15 | girls that traveled the United States and performed shows at | ||||||
16 | state fairs, parades, and national competitions; during her | ||||||
17 | tenure, the team won a national VFW title at the New York State | ||||||
18 | Fair in 1964 and a World Fair championship in 1965; she retired | ||||||
19 | in 1972; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Norma Glazebrook was a member of the Evangelical | ||||||
21 | United Church of Christ and the Illinois State Chapter of the |
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1 | P.E.O. Sisterhood; she served on the Village of Godfrey Park | ||||||
2 | Board until her death; she joined Make-A-Wish Illinois in 1996 | ||||||
3 | and helped fulfill nearly 300 wishes in her 25 years of | ||||||
4 | service; she was always active with community service in both | ||||||
5 | the Alton and Godfrey areas; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Norma Glazebrook was responsible for the creation | ||||||
7 | of the Robert E. Glazebrook Community Park, consisting of over | ||||||
8 | 90 acres of land she donated to the town of Godfrey in honor of | ||||||
9 | her late husband; through her donation, Glazebrook Park has | ||||||
10 | grown into one of the Midwest's premier parks and is a treasure | ||||||
11 | to area residents; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Norma Glazebrook received a number of accolades | ||||||
13 | during her lifetime, including the Studs Terkel Humanities | ||||||
14 | Service Award from the Illinois Humanities Council, the Pride | ||||||
15 | Inc. Outstanding Citizen Award in 2000 for her numerous acts | ||||||
16 | of community service in the River Bend area, the Volunteer of | ||||||
17 | the Year Award in 1999, 2000, and 2011, and the Gordon F. Moore | ||||||
18 | Service Above Self Award by the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club in | ||||||
19 | 2013; she was a finalist in the selection of Channel 5's Five | ||||||
20 | Noteworthy Volunteers in the Metro St. Louis area; she was | ||||||
21 | named one of the Alton YMCA's Women of Distinction in 2011; she | ||||||
22 | was honored as one of the marshals of the Alton Halloween | ||||||
23 | Parade in 1961 and again for the parade's 100th anniversary in | ||||||
24 | 2016; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Norma Glazebrook was known for her kind, | ||||||
2 | generous, and spunky spirit; she will be remembered for her | ||||||
3 | endless contributions to Alton and Godfrey and for making the | ||||||
4 | River Bend region a better place to live, work, and raise a | ||||||
5 | family; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Norma Glazebrook was preceded in death by her | ||||||
7 | parents; her husband; and her stepson, Thomas Glazebrook; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Norma Glazebrook is survived by her stepchildren, | ||||||
9 | Robert Earl Glazebrook Jr. (Donna) and Richard Brian | ||||||
10 | Glazebrook (Jana); her grandchildren, Gail Glazebrook Robles | ||||||
11 | (Tony), Robert Earl Glazebrook III (Katharine), and Heidi | ||||||
12 | Glazebrook Hickman (Kyle); and her great-grandchildren, Robert | ||||||
13 | Earl Glazebrook IV, Everett Hickman, Olive Hickman, Johnny | ||||||
14 | Glazebrook, and Antonio Robles; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
17 | Norma Jean Glazebrook and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
18 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
19 | further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of Norma Glazebrook as an expression |
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1 | of our deepest sympathy.
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