Bill Text: IL SR1282 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Luceille Marie (Gleim) Werner.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1282 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR1282-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Luceille Marie (Gleim) Werner of the Long
Point and Streator area, who passed away on July 6, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Luceille Werner was born to Louis and Ina Gleim of
rural Grand Ridge on October 26, 1925; she married Vincent
Arthur Werner at the Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church
in Streator on October 26, 1946; she earned her M.S. in
Supervision and Administration from Illinois State University;
and
WHEREAS, Luceille Werner was an educator whose career
spanned nearly six decades; she began as a teacher in a one
room school house from 1944 to 1954; she was a fourth grade
teacher at Long Point Grade School from 1955 to 1959; she
served as the supervisor for Woodland, Long Point, and Wilson
Elementary Schools from 1959 to 1966; next, she was the
curriculum consultant for the Illinois North-Central Region;
she then served as the director of the U.S. Department of
Education's program On the Way to Success in Reading and
Writing, which was implemented in 7,000 school districts across
the nation from 1970 to 2002; she also helped expand the family
farm operation; and

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WHEREAS, Luceille Werner traveled the nation and the world
as an ambassador for excellence in education; she received
numerous awards and accolades for her service towards improving
education, including being recognized on the floor of the
Illinois Senate by Senator Jason Barickman and by proclamation
from then-Governor Bruce Rauner in 2016; and
WHEREAS, Luceille Werner was a member of several
organizations, including P.E.O., the Athena Club, and the Lindy
Club; she was a certified lay speaker for the United Methodist
Church and taught Sunday school for 25 years; she served as
president of the LaSalle County Historical Society twice and
co-founded the LaSalle County Historical Society's Aitken One
Room Schoolhouse program; and
WHEREAS, Luceille Werner was preceded in death by her
husband of 64 years, Vincent Arthur Werner; her parents; her
daughter-in-law, Ann (Phillip); and her grandson, David; and
WHEREAS, Luceille Werner is survived by her sons, Phillip
(the late Ann) and John (Joyce); her grandchildren, Deborah,
Robert, Kristina, Jason (Laurie), Jeff (Elizabeth), and Joel
(Kristin); her great-grandchildren, Jacob Jonathan, Claire
Grace, Isla Elizabeth, Malachi Jeremiah, Vienna Elizabeth, and
Gavin James; her sister, Mary (Davis) Small; and her several
nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Luceille Marie (Gleim) Werner and extend our sincere
condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Luceille Werner as an expression of
our deepest sympathy.