Bill Text: IL SR0852 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Sandra D. "Sandy" Bauer of Springfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-22 - Resolution Adopted [SR0852 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0852-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 Sandra D. "Sandy" Bauer of | ||||||
| 4 | Springfield, who passed away on January 19, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Sandy Bauer was born to Floyd and Helen (Pohlod) | ||||||
| 6 | Durning in Springfield on September 1, 1943; she attended | ||||||
| 7 | Springfield High School, where she was captain of the | ||||||
| 8 | cheerleading squad; she earned a Bachelor of Science from | ||||||
| 9 | Millikin University and a Master of Education from the | ||||||
| 10 | University of Illinois; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Sandy Bauer taught in a few cities before | ||||||
| 12 | returning to Springfield, where she taught at Springfield | ||||||
| 13 | Public Schools District 186; while teaching at Iles Gifted | ||||||
| 14 | Magnet School, she became a pioneer in teaching gifted | ||||||
| 15 | education and using technology to innovate learning, retiring | ||||||
| 16 | in 2010; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Sandy Bauer was the recipient of a Fulbright | ||||||
| 18 | Memorial Fund Teacher Grant to study schools and culture in | ||||||
| 19 | Japan for three weeks; after being nominated three times, she | ||||||
| 20 | won the Horace Mann Educator of the Year Award in 2009; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Sandy Bauer served as president of the Twins Club | ||||||
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| 1 | and the Springfield USA Swim Club, and she served on numerous | ||||||
| 2 | Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) boards at each school her | ||||||
| 3 | children attended; she volunteered at the Abraham Lincoln | ||||||
| 4 | Presidential Museum; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Sandy Bauer enjoyed wearing bright colors, chunky | ||||||
| 6 | necklaces, and fun shoes, making appetizers for her Bunco | ||||||
| 7 | group, sharing a good drink with her book club, cuddling up | ||||||
| 8 | with her treasured cat, Honey, while reading a good book, | ||||||
| 9 | watching the news, and spending cherished time with her | ||||||
| 10 | grandchildren; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Sandy Bauer will be remembered for her | ||||||
| 12 | personality, dedication, creativity, warmth, and her love for | ||||||
| 13 | her family; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Sandy Bauer is survived by her twin daughters, | ||||||
| 15 | Elizabeth "Libby" Peach and Gwendolyn "Wendy" (Lee) Rudolph, | ||||||
| 16 | and her grandchildren, Logan, Ella, Hudson, and Mason; | ||||||
| 17 | therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 20 | Sandra D. "Sandy" Bauer and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 21 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 22 | further
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