Bill Text: IL SR0642 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of MaryAnn Wojtowicz Whitney of Joliet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-01-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0642 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0642-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 MaryAnn Wojtowicz Whitney of Joliet, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on December 1, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, MaryAnn Wojtowicz Whitney was born to Margaret | ||||||
| 6 | (Loncka) Lievens and William Lievens in Lockport on August 3, | ||||||
| 7 | 1943; she married George Wojtowicz shortly after graduating | ||||||
| 8 | high school; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, MaryAnn Wojtowicz Whitney loved life and loved | ||||||
| 10 | people; she was a member of the Red Hat Society and the | ||||||
| 11 | American Legion Post #1080 Ladies Auxiliary; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, MaryAnn Wojtowicz Whitney was an optimist with a | ||||||
| 13 | boundless positive energy; she loved traveling, especially | ||||||
| 14 | cruises, and was exceptionally enthusiastic about anything | ||||||
| 15 | Elvis Presley related, a passion which was only outmatched by | ||||||
| 16 | the love she held for her family and friends; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Mary Wojtowicz Whitney was preceded in death by | ||||||
| 18 | her parents; her husband of 48 years, George Wojtowicz; and | ||||||
| 19 | her siblings, George (Dorothy "Pudge") Lievens and Daniel | ||||||
| 20 | Lievens; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Mary Wojtowicz Whitney is survived by her | ||||||
| 2 | husband, Terrance "Terry" Whitney; her children, Kenneth | ||||||
| 3 | (Diane) Wojtowicz and Karen (David) Schavey; five | ||||||
| 4 | grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; her sisters, Peggy | ||||||
| 5 | (Frank) Thomas and Therese (Richard) Rayburn; her | ||||||
| 6 | sisters-in-law, Sharon Lievens and Barb (the late Robert) | ||||||
| 7 | Jadron; and several nieces, nephews, and other members of her | ||||||
| 8 | family; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | MaryAnn Wojtowicz Whitney and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 12 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | ||||||
| 13 | it further
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