SR1415 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Alice Pucin of North Chicago, who passed away on November 6, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Alice Pucin was born in Phoenix, Arizona on November 23, 1918 to Alice Krueger and James S. Jackson; she graduated from Waukegan Township High School in 1936 and attended Lake Forest College; she married Michael J. "Jack" Pucin; and

WHEREAS, Alice Pucin was employed at Chicago Hardware and Foundry from before World War II to shortly after; she also worked for U.S. Steel in North Chicago as a secretary; and

WHEREAS, Alice Pucin was an avid gardener; she enjoyed sewing, painting, and traveling the United States and Canada; she was a member of the Chicago Art Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations, and Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago; she was a former member of the North Chicago Library Board; she pursued her love of Chicago and divided her time between a condo in Chicago and her family home at 15th and Park in North Chicago; she was a loyal Chicago Bears and Bulls fan; and

WHEREAS, Alice Pucin was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; her parents; and her brothers, James Jackson and Carleton Jackson; and

WHEREAS, Alice Pucin is survived by her children, Kitty (Stein) Andreassen and Ardith Pucin (Bill Losch); her granddaughters, Kristine, Stephanie, and Caroline; her great-granddaughter, Nora; her nieces, JoyceAnn, Susan, and Sara; her nephews, David and Donald; and her dear friend, Nancy Baltus; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Alice Pucin, 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 Alice Pucin as an expression of our deepest sympathy.