Bill Text: IL SR0812 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Sandra Marie Oakes of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0812 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0812-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 Sandra Marie "Sandy" Oakes of Waukegan, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on October 6, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Sandy Oakes was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 6 | to Esther Swarat Harrall on November 30, 1940; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Sandy Oakes worked as a registered nurse at Vista | ||||||
| 8 | Health in Waukegan for over 50 years; she delivered babies, | ||||||
| 9 | cared for NICU preemies, was a nursing supervisor, and taught | ||||||
| 10 | prenatal classes; she concluded her career teaching sex | ||||||
| 11 | education in schools throughout Lake County; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Sandy Oakes was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran | ||||||
| 13 | Church; she was dedicated to her faith and spent countless | ||||||
| 14 | hours volunteering; if someone was having a tough time or had | ||||||
| 15 | something to celebrate, she would have a homemade dish | ||||||
| 16 | prepared, a thoughtful card or gift sent, or a reassuring phone | ||||||
| 17 | call planned, hoping to bring a smile; she was also a | ||||||
| 18 | "surrogate" mom, grandma, sister, and friend to countless | ||||||
| 19 | others; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Sandy Oakes was preceded in death by her mother, | ||||||
| 21 | Esther Swarat Harrall; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Sandy Oakes is survived by her husband, Gordon; | ||||||
| 2 | her children, Greg (Kim) Oakes, Beth (Dave) Johnson, and | ||||||
| 3 | Richard (Elisabeth) Lanner; and her grandchildren, Madison and | ||||||
| 4 | Mackenzie Oakes, Nathan Johnson, and Marcus and Anna Lanner; | ||||||
| 5 | therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 8 | Sandra Marie "Sandy" Oakes and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 9 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | ||||||
| 10 | it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Sandy Oakes as an expression of our | ||||||
| 13 | deepest sympathy.
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