Bill Text: IL SR0872 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Margaret Anne "Peg" Palmquist Ransom of Libertyville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR0872 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0872-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 Margaret Anne "Peg" Palmquist Ransom of | ||||||
4 | Libertyville, who passed away on December 6, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Peg Ransom was born in Davenport, Iowa to Margaret | ||||||
6 | Victoria Burchell and Herman Philip Palmquist on August 13, | ||||||
7 | 1935; she graduated from Davenport High School and from | ||||||
8 | Augustana College in 1957, where she majored in English and | ||||||
9 | speech and was named Aglaia (now the National Mortar Board); | ||||||
10 | she was an award-winning debater and orator and placed first in | ||||||
11 | Iowa high school state debate and second in national college | ||||||
12 | oratory; and
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13 | WHEREAS, In 1957, Peg Ransom began teaching high school | ||||||
14 | English and speech at Beloit High School; she then taught at | ||||||
15 | Lake Forest High School and Warren Township High School; she | ||||||
16 | retired from teaching in 1965; she started her business career | ||||||
17 | in 1972 at Sara Lee Bakery as a clerk and then worked as tour | ||||||
18 | supervisor, market research analyst, and consumer services | ||||||
19 | manager; she retired in 1989 as Manager of Public Affairs and | ||||||
20 | Public Relations; her favorite recollection was coordinating | ||||||
21 | the visit of President Ronald Reagan; and
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22 | WHEREAS, In 1989, Peg Ransom founded Ransom Public Service |
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1 | Consultants; her professional honors included being named to | ||||||
2 | the Outstanding Young Women of America, Who's Who of American | ||||||
3 | Women Millennium Edition, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who | ||||||
4 | in the World Millennium Edition; and
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5 | WHEREAS, As a volunteer, Peg Ransom created, funded, and | ||||||
6 | programmed a course in human relations for 250 area teachers; | ||||||
7 | in preparation for child advocacy, she was a sworn officer of | ||||||
8 | the court and was also a literacy volunteer in the county jail; | ||||||
9 | she was featured on national television and wire services for | ||||||
10 | her rescue of a two-year-old child; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Peg Ransom was a member of First Presbyterian | ||||||
12 | Church of Libertyville, the Public Relations Society of | ||||||
13 | America, the Grocery Manufacturers of America, the American | ||||||
14 | Association of University Women, and Gardner's of Central Lake | ||||||
15 | County; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Peg Ransom is survived by her husband of 59 years, | ||||||
17 | David Duane Ransom; her son, David Burke Ransom; her grandson, | ||||||
18 | Dylan Lory Ransom; her brother, Richard Herman Palmquist; and | ||||||
19 | her nieces and nephews, Philip (Robyn) Palmquist, Steven | ||||||
20 | (Natalya) Palmquist, Mary (Dave) Petrie, Timothy (Terri) | ||||||
21 | Palmquist, Carol (Steve) MacNeill, Steven (Allison) Ransom, | ||||||
22 | and Debra (Phil) Williamson; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Margaret Anne "Peg" Palmquist Ransom and extend our sincere | ||||||
4 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
5 | her; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Peg Ransom as an expression of our | ||||||
8 | deepest sympathy.
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