Bill Text: IL SR1610 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Eunice Andreas of McHenry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-03-03 - Resolution Adopted [SR1610 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1610-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 Eunice "Granny" Andreas of McHenry, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on January 12, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas was born in Algonquin to Albert and | ||||||
6 | Jennie Ebel on November 14, 1913; she attended a one-room | ||||||
7 | schoolhouse and married Weldon Andreas in 1932; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas was employed in a chemical plant | ||||||
9 | supporting the war effort in 1942 and continued working for the | ||||||
10 | next 50 years; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas enjoyed taking family trips, | ||||||
12 | including frequent trips to their Wisconsin cabin for fishing | ||||||
13 | and enjoying nature by the lake; she also enjoyed 50 years of | ||||||
14 | Andreas 4th of July family reunions; they moved to Sunnyside | ||||||
15 | (now Johnsburg) in 1978; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas took her "trip of a lifetime" to | ||||||
17 | the banks of the Elbe River in Germany to see the small town | ||||||
18 | the Ebels left in 1872, and then to Malmo, Sweden to visit her | ||||||
19 | mother's ancestral home; throughout her life, she carried her | ||||||
20 | immigrant mother's determination, along with many family | ||||||
21 | traditions like crocheting and renowned home-cooking; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas was preceded in death by her | ||||||
2 | siblings, Doris, Lester, Laverne, Glenard, Marian, Albert, and | ||||||
3 | Adelbert, and her husband, Weldon; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Eunice Andreas is survived by her 4 children, | ||||||
5 | Duane (Doris Bauer) Andreas, Audrey (John) Smith, Darlene | ||||||
6 | (Thomas) Huemann, and Margo Andreas; her 11 grandchildren, Lisa | ||||||
7 | (Thomas) Cote, Greg (Stephanie) Smith, Janine (Kevin) Burns, | ||||||
8 | Kim (Gordon) Husby, Dean (Jane) Andreas, Dirk Andreas, Diane | ||||||
9 | (Paul) Erickson, Joe (Kathy) Huemann, Randy (Patty) Smith, Dana | ||||||
10 | Andreas, and Tom (Sandy) Huemann; her 27 great-grandchildren; | ||||||
11 | and her 12 great-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
14 | Eunice "Granny" Andreas, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
15 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
16 | further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Eunice Andreas as an expression of | ||||||
19 | our deepest sympathy.
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