SR0636 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Susan Corinne Dragich of Glen Carbon, who passed away on February 21, 2012; and

WHEREAS, She was born February 18, 1931, in Macon, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, She was a grade school teacher, beginning her career in the 1950s at Niedringhaus School in Granite City, and then moved on to Harris School in Madison in the 1960s, before retiring from St. Paul's Catholic School in Highland in 1993; and

WHEREAS, She was an avid bridge player and was a member of Who's New Bridge Club and had served as its past president; she also loved to read and travel with family and friends; and

WHEREAS, She was a member of St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Glen Carbon; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond R. Dragich, whom she married on August 16, 1952, in Macon, Missouri; her parents, Dr. Charles R. and Frances M. nee Williams, Shale; and

WHEREAS, Susan Dragich is survived by her daughters, Janet (John) Sturley and Susan (Rick) McCain; her sons, Dr. Jerry (Karen) Dragich and Robert Dragich; her grandchildren, Jennifer Dragich Cates, Julie and Kathryn Dragich, Ryan, Mark, and Paige Sturley, Laura (McCain) McNelly, and Erica McCain; her great-grandchildren, Mason, Jackson, and Charlie; and her sister and brother-in-law, Joan and Dr. Murray McComas; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Susan Dragich; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Susan Dragich as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.