HR0849 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives learned with sadness of the death of Gertrude Trunda on November 3, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Gertrude Trunda was born August 27, 1923, in Chicago; she died on October 19, 2007, having been a resident of Wheeling since 1955; and

WHEREAS, Gertrude met her husband, John, while both of them were serving in the United States Navy; they married in 1944 in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Gertrude was the loving mother of Judith Case, Toni Fahey, Jay Trunda, Christopher Trunda, Cathy Heer, Thomas Trunda, and Patrick Trunda; she was also the grandmother of 17 and the great-grandmother of 13; and

WHEREAS, Gertrude will be remembered for her dedication to her church as a founding member of St. Joseph the Worker Parish, as a volunteer at St. Joseph the Worker School, as a charter member and President of the Catholic Women's Club, and as a representative to the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women; and

WHEREAS, Gertrude was a valued member of the Pavilion Senior Center for many years; she initiated the Bereavement Support Group after the death of her husband, John, in 1988; she began the center's Nutrition Classes and led the Senior Stretch exercise classes at the Pavilion; she was also chosen as the center's Super Senior in 1992; and

WHEREAS, Gertrude was a proud member of the American Legion Post 0988, the Committee to Elect John F. Kennedy for President, and the Red Hat Society; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Gertrude Trunda and extend our sincerest condolences to her family, friends, and community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to her family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.