Bill Text: IL SR1514 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Eileen Sekera LaSorba.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR1514 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1514-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 Eileen Sekera LaSorba, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | January 24, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Eileen LaSorba was born in Chicago to George and | ||||||
6 | Ethel Sekera on February 27, 1933; she graduated from Northern | ||||||
7 | Illinois University and while carpooling to save money, | ||||||
8 | developed a friendship with Jill Dial that lasted 50 years; she | ||||||
9 | married John LaSorba in 1979; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Eileen LaSorba was a fifth grade teacher at | ||||||
11 | Wauconda Grade School, where she made her students excited | ||||||
12 | about school by incorporating Picnic Days for perfect weekly | ||||||
13 | attendance and Costume Days to teach history; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Eileen enjoyed traveling, on her own, with her | ||||||
15 | daughters, and with her grandchildren; she toured the pyramids | ||||||
16 | of Egypt, walked the Great Wall of China, cruised the Amazon | ||||||
17 | Rivera, and scuba dived in Australia's Great Barrier Reef; she | ||||||
18 | took pride in her garden, loved to sew, knit, and crochet, | ||||||
19 | played Bridge, and loved Opera; she enjoyed collecting dolls, | ||||||
20 | and her collection included more than 100 pieces; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Eileen LaSorba is survived by her daughters, Karen |
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1 | Degner, Susan Kottke, and Diane Wheeler; her sister, Jean | ||||||
2 | Sekera; her brother, George Sekera; her sister-in-law, Celeste | ||||||
3 | Sekera; her eight grandchildren; and her five | ||||||
4 | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
7 | Eileen Sekera LaSorba and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
8 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Eileen LaSorba as an expression of | ||||||
12 | our deepest sympathy.
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