Bill Text: IL SR0781 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mildred Gieseke of Crystal Lake.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR0781 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0781-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Mildred Gieseke of Crystal Lake, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on July 17, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke was born in Oak Park to Joseph E. | ||||||
| 6 | and Marie (Blum) Smida on September 24, 1918; her family moved | ||||||
| 7 | to Fox River Grove where she attended grade school and then | ||||||
| 8 | graduated from Crystal Lake Community High School in 1936; she | ||||||
| 9 | married Lester F. Gieseke in 1939; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke graduated from the Moser Beauty | ||||||
| 11 | School and opened The Swirl & Curl Beauty Shop on the second | ||||||
| 12 | floor of Gieseke's Department Store in Crystal Lake; she | ||||||
| 13 | operated the beauty shop until late 1946; she and Lester worked | ||||||
| 14 | together in Gieseke's until its fabric department was split off | ||||||
| 15 | in the mid-1950s and she opened The Fabric Shop; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke was active in the Ambassadors and | ||||||
| 17 | Service League; she enjoyed travel, painting, needlework, word | ||||||
| 18 | search puzzles, water skiing, and fishing with friends and | ||||||
| 19 | family on Crystal Lake; she also enjoyed spending time with her | ||||||
| 20 | friend and care-giver, Jadwiga "JJ" Jaworska and the frequent | ||||||
| 21 | visits from her longtime friend and business colleague, | ||||||
| 22 | Christie Pfeiffer; her loving cat, Minky, was a source of joy | ||||||
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| 1 | and entertainment; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 3 | parents and her husband, Lester; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke is survived by her daughters, | ||||||
| 5 | Leslie (John) Bose and Lisa Sadlik; her grandchildren, Adam | ||||||
| 6 | (Colleen) Sadlik and Kara (Eric) Martin; her | ||||||
| 7 | great-granddaughter, Rocklyn; and her son-in-law, Gary Sadlik; | ||||||
| 8 | therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Mildred Gieseke, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Mildred Gieseke as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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