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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Patricia
4 Susan O'Brien of Chicago on Sunday, February 15, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Patricia Susan O'Brien grew up in Oak Park and
6 Chicago; she graduated from high school a year early, in 1971;
7 she received a degree in special education from Loretta Heights
8 College in Denver; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Ms. O'Brien lived in Melbourne, Australia,
10 working as a special education teacher and part-time model and
11 in Naples, Florida, working in real estate; she returned to
12 Chicago and was a consultant at a solid-waste-disposal company,
13 when she began researching what became her passion, the
14 legalization of industrial hemp; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In 1996, Ms. O'Brien opened a store called
16 O'Fields in Old Town that was dedicated to a variety of
17 products made from hemp, including clothing, hats, soaps, and
18 housewares; she was a driving force behind two pieces of
19 legislation mandating research into industrial hemp; the bills
20 were vetoed, but she continued her fight; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The passing of Patricia Susan O'Brien has been
22 deeply felt by many, especially her sons, Jeffrey and Daniel
23 Mandalis; her granddaughter, Emma Rose; her parents, Mary D.
24 and Daniel P. O'Brien Sr.; and her siblings, Maureen O'Brien,
25 Peggy (Richard) Schulze, and Peter (Mimi) O'Brien; she was a
26 beloved aunt and cousin to many and will be greatly missed by
27 her many dear friends; and
 
28     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
30 mourn the passing of Patricia Susan O'Brien, and we extend our

 

 

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1 sincere condolences to her friends, family, and all who knew
2 and loved her; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Patricia O'Brien as an expression of
5 our deepest sympathy.