Bill Text: IL SR1004 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jeanne L. Garrett.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-11-04 - Resolution Adopted [SR1004 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR1004-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
Jeanne L. Garrett, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | August 25, 2010; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jeanne Garrett was born on December 17, 1922, in | ||||||
6 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin; her parents were Anna E. Lucas and | ||||||
7 | Nicholas F. Lucas; she grew up in West Allis, Wisconsin as a | ||||||
8 | dedicated Girl Scout and loved spending summers at a family | ||||||
9 | farm in Paw Paw, Michigan; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Jeanne Garrett graduated from West Allis Central | ||||||
11 | High School, where she met her husband, Roscoe Garrett, in | ||||||
12 | 1938; the couple eventually married on September 7, 1943; she | ||||||
13 | also attended the University of Wisconsin and served as | ||||||
14 | Secretary to the Dean of Engineering at the University of | ||||||
15 | Maine; in 1958, she and her husband moved to Deerfield, where | ||||||
16 | she was an active member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church, the | ||||||
17 | Deerfield Women's Club, and the Patty Turner Senior Center; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Jeanne Garrett was a lifelong bridge player, most | ||||||
19 | recently at the Townley Women's Club of Deerfield; she was also | ||||||
20 | an active contributor to dozens of charity organizations, | ||||||
21 | including the Covenant House and Father Flanagan's Boys' Home; | ||||||
22 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, Jeanne Garrett was preceded in death by her | ||||||
2 | daughter, Sally; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Jeanne Garrett is survived by her husband, Roscoe; | ||||||
4 | her sisters, Norine and Patricia; her brother, Nicholas; her | ||||||
5 | children, Scott (Susan), Jack and Paul (Sharon); and her | ||||||
6 | grandchildren, Maria, Brett, Elizabeth, Alison and Benjamin; | ||||||
7 | therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
10 | her family and friends, the passing of Jeanne L. Garrett; and | ||||||
11 | be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Jeanne Garrett as an expression of | ||||||
14 | our sympathy.
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