Bill Text: IL SR1698 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Sondra Lea Hecox.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR1698 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1698-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 Sondra Lea Hecox, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | March 19, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox was born on August 28, 1936 in | ||||||
6 | Clarion, Iowa; her parents were Irvin and Freda Harmon; she | ||||||
7 | married Dale Hecox on June 7, 1956; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox attended Iowa State University in | ||||||
9 | Ames, Iowa and the American Business Institute; she later | ||||||
10 | worked for the City of Iowa City until her husband completed | ||||||
11 | his education; they then moved to Oak Park, where she worked as | ||||||
12 | Director of Personnel for the Sunbeam Corporation until her | ||||||
13 | first daughter was born, at which time she became a housewife; | ||||||
14 | they then moved to Elmhurst and then finally to Saint Charles | ||||||
15 | in 1988; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox loved the Republican Party and she | ||||||
17 | and her husband came to represent all that was best about the | ||||||
18 | Grand Old Party; senators, congressmen, and political leaders | ||||||
19 | all sought her counsel and approval; she was a tireless | ||||||
20 | Republican advocate and volunteer; she was an elected precinct | ||||||
21 | committeewoman for Saint Charles Township; she served as | ||||||
22 | secretary of the Kane County Republican Women's Organization; |
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1 | she served at the Kane County Republican Headquarters for seven | ||||||
2 | years helping to organize fundraising events, where her | ||||||
3 | attention to detail and her ability to make every volunteer and | ||||||
4 | voter feel special; she and her husband also continued to walk | ||||||
5 | their neighborhood at election times when many people their age | ||||||
6 | would have retired; and
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7 | WHEREAS, In 2004, Sondra Hecox and her husband were awarded | ||||||
8 | President George W. Bush's Crystal Award for their volunteer | ||||||
9 | efforts in Kane County; she was voted Kane County Republican of | ||||||
10 | the Year in 2004; in 2012, she and her husband were honored | ||||||
11 | with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kane County | ||||||
12 | Republican Party; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox loved gardening and landscaping; she | ||||||
14 | was a member of the Pottawatomie Garden Club and participated | ||||||
15 | in their shows and events; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox is survived by her loving husband, | ||||||
17 | Dale; her daughters, Sharon Grether and Susan Sherman; her | ||||||
18 | granddaughter; and her three grandsons; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | ||||||
21 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Sondra Lea Hecox; and | ||||||
22 | be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of Sondra Hecox as an expression of our | ||||||
3 | sympathy.
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