Bill Text: IL SR0821 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jeannette M. Zeck.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0821 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0821-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Jeannette M. Zeck, who passed away on
February 19, 2019 at the age of 50; and
WHEREAS, Jeannette Zeck was born on August 19, 1968 and
grew up in Lake County, where she attended high school in
Grayslake, and later became a resident of Oak Park; and
WHEREAS, Jeannette Zeck attended Knox College and met her
future husband on their first day in Galesburg; they noticed
each other but did not go on their first date until a year
later on March 5, 1987; they were married in September of 1998;
she then attended DePaul University in order to earn her
master's degree in psychology; and
WHEREAS, Jeannette Zeck worked at a shelter for homeless
women during her time at DePaul, finding a sense of purpose and
pride in helping them; she counseled and cooked for the women
at the shelter and typically ended or started her shifts at
midnight; she then started working in the mail room of the
Chicago Laborers Pension and Welfare fund, beginning a 26 year
career, and eventually became the director of the pension
department, overseeing a staff of 16; and

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WHEREAS, Jeannette Zeck developed an interest in gardening
and growing her own food while living with her husband in Oak
Park; this led to the development of the Deep Roots Project, an
organization that promotes the use of native plants and growing
healthy foods; together, she and her husband planted 16 parkway
gardens in the area; she converted to Buddhism shortly after
her husband converted, finding that it made a positive impact
on her life; she then became a member of the Kadampa Meditation
Center of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Jeannette Zeck was preceded in death by her
parents, Harold and Catherine Zeck; her sister, Elizabeth Zeck;
and her brother, Stephen Zeck; and
WHEREAS, Jeannette Zeck is survived by her husband, David
Murphy; her sisters, Patricia Carlson and Theresa O'Reilly; her
brother, David Zeck; her sisters-in-law, Linda and Kathleen;
her brother-in-law, Richard; and her nieces and nephews that
she considered her own, Elizabeth, Nicole, Megan, Shelbie,
Alexia, Michael, and Louis; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Jeannette M. Zeck and extend our sincere condolences to her
family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Jeannette Zeck as an expression of
our deepest sympathy.