Bill Text: IL SR2087 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charlene Mary (Cooper) Hendrickson.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR2087 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SR2087-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Charlene Mary (Cooper) Hendrickson, who
passed away on September 11, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Charlene Hendrickson was born in Waukegan to
Charles and Mary (Teeling) Cooper on January 8, 1933; she
graduated from Holy Child Catholic High School in 1951; she
earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of
St. Teresa in 1955; she later married Richard Hendrickson; and
WHEREAS, Charlene Hendrickson began her career teaching
Anatomy, Physiology, and Neurology at St. Therese Hospital in
Waukegan; she then accepted a position as a staff nurse at the
county hospital; she missed teaching and briefly returned to
St. Therese Hospital before accepting a position as in-service
director at a long-term care facility; she then transitioned to
the Lake County Health Department, Health Facilities Division
as an institutional nurse consultant; here, she found a true
passion for helping children; she worked with the Illinois
Department of Children and Family services for 20 years; and
WHEREAS, For her advocacy, Charlene Hendrickson received
the Illinois Governor's Award in 1988; after her retirement,
she continued to volunteer in the community and at her church,

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St. Anastasia in Waukegan; at church, she was a Eucharistic
Minister of Communion, a CCD teacher, and also helped fill
grocery bags for the food pantry; she received the Woman of the
Year Award from the Archdiocese of Chicago for her volunteer
work; she was a member of the Education Committee of the Child
Care Coalition, a board member and chairperson for the annual
senior recognition luncheon for the Lake County Council for
Seniors, and an advisory board member for the YWCA Child Care
Resource and Referral Program; she led by example and modeled
unconditional love, honesty, and inner strength; she cherished
her family; and
WHEREAS, Charlene Hendrickson was preceded in death by her
husband of 60 years, Richard; her parents; her sisters, Anna
Mae Kovacek and LaRaine Vanderpool; her daughter-in-law, Nancy
Hendrickson; and her daughter, Susan Hendrickson; and
WHEREAS, Charlene Hendrickson is survived by her children,
Susan Hendrickson, Thomas (Karen) Hendrickson, Jean (Jerry)
Zegar, Brian Hendrickson, David (Nancy) Hendrickson, Kay (Bob)
Walker, and Carol (Tim) Radosevich; her grandchildren, Jason
and Kyle Radosevich, Tommy, Mary, and Trevor Hendrickson,
Christopher, Jonathan, and Emily Zegar, Kelly Besaw, Maddie and
Abby Hendrickson, Elizabeth Kroeger, Hannah Walker, Alyssa,
Jillian, Michael and Alec Radosevich; her ten
great-grandchildren; and her beloved nieces and nephews;

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therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Charlene Mary (Cooper) Hendrickson 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 Charlene Hendrickson as an
expression of our deepest sympathy.