Bill Text: IL SR1273 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Elaine M. Wenzel of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1273 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1273-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 Elaine M. Wenzel of Waukegan, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on May 4, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Elaine Wenzel was born on March 23, 1934 in Lake | ||||||
| 6 | County, where she remained a lifelong resident; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Elaine Wenzel's Catholic upbringing began at Holy | ||||||
| 8 | Family Church in North Chicago, where she received the Lord and | ||||||
| 9 | later married her husband of 58 years, Joseph; eventually, she | ||||||
| 10 | became a member of St. Anastasia Church in Waukegan, where she | ||||||
| 11 | nurtured the Christian faith of her 9 children; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Elaine Wenzel was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 13 | parents, Menelaos and Eveline Papageorge, and a brother, George | ||||||
| 14 | (the late Carol) Papageorge; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Elaine Wenzel is survived by her husband of 58 | ||||||
| 16 | years, Joseph; 9 children, Christopher Wenzel, Mary (Craig) | ||||||
| 17 | Bloemker, Kevin Wenzel, Karen Saveraid, Joseph Wenzel, Jean | ||||||
| 18 | Wenzel, Loretta (Howard) Jones, Susan Wenzel, and Lisa (Tom) | ||||||
| 19 | Hackl; 15 grandchildren, Kristina, Katie, Justin, Joshua, | ||||||
| 20 | Kyle, Kelly, Matthew, Jacob, Angela, Brandy, Alexander, Ryan, | ||||||
| 21 | Sarah, Joe, and Rachel; a great-grandchild, Eliana; a brother, | ||||||
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| 1 | Michael (Anna) Papageorge; and many nieces and nephews; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Elaine Wenzel will be remembered fondly as a | ||||||
| 3 | loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and | ||||||
| 4 | friend and a woman who touched the lives of everyone she met | ||||||
| 5 | and opened her heart to anyone in need; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | ||||||
| 8 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Elaine M. Wenzel; and | ||||||
| 9 | be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the family of Elaine Wenzel as an expression of | ||||||
| 12 | our sympathy.
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