Bill Text: IL SR1103 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Barbara Furlong of Oak Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1103 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1103-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 Barbara Furlong of Oak Park, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on October 2, 2017, at the age of 85; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong was born in Cleveland, Ohio on | ||||||
| 6 | November 28, 1931; she attended Notre Dame College in Euclid, | ||||||
| 7 | Ohio and was certified in medical technology at University | ||||||
| 8 | Hospital in Cleveland; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, After moving to Oak Park, Barbara Furlong became | ||||||
| 10 | deeply involved in her community, including decades of | ||||||
| 11 | involvement in organizations and commissions such as the | ||||||
| 12 | Community Relations Commission, the Oak Park Housing Center, | ||||||
| 13 | the Parents' Human Relations Commission at Oak Park and River | ||||||
| 14 | Forest High School, the Metropolitan Mayor's Caucus, and the | ||||||
| 15 | Village Manager Association; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong served as a village trustee from | ||||||
| 17 | 1989 to 1993, where she earned a reputation as an effective and | ||||||
| 18 | much appreciated leader; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong was tapped to run for and won the | ||||||
| 20 | race for Oak Park Village President, due in large part, she | ||||||
| 21 | felt, to her longtime involvement in the community; she held | ||||||
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| 1 | the office from 1997 to 2001; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong's tenure as village president was | ||||||
| 3 | defined by tackling issues such as racial integration, gay | ||||||
| 4 | couple registration, and affordable housing; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong noted that economic development | ||||||
| 6 | was a top priority during her time in office and became a | ||||||
| 7 | champion of purposeful economic growth; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong was described as having quiet | ||||||
| 9 | perseverance, grace, and focus; she was known to be always | ||||||
| 10 | steady and strong, which made her an effective leader; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong, after retiring from her career as | ||||||
| 12 | a medical technologist in 1992, became a dedicated volunteer | ||||||
| 13 | with the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust and earned a | ||||||
| 14 | 25-year service pin for her volunteer work with the League of | ||||||
| 15 | Women Voters; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 17 | beloved husband, William R. "Bill" Furlong; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong was the mother of Mary (Jere) | ||||||
| 19 | Mendelsohn, Thomas (Ann Williams), Timothy (Gayle), and Matt | ||||||
| 20 | (Julia) Furlong; grandmother of Nathan and Rachel Mendelsohn, | ||||||
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| 1 | Christopher Furlong, Michael (Carmen), Rebecca (Eric) Duenke, | ||||||
| 2 | Emily, Sarah, Hannah, Peter and Jonathan Furlong, and Jayne, | ||||||
| 3 | James, and Jennifer Furlong; great-grandmother of Ian and Evan | ||||||
| 4 | Duenke; sister-in-law of Jack (Kit) Furlong; and loving aunt to | ||||||
| 5 | many; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 8 | Barbara Furlong, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Barbara Furlong as an expression of | ||||||
| 13 | our deepest sympathy.
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