SR0408 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Phyllis (nee Holowaty) Albrecht of Lake Bluff, who passed away on April 2, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Phyllis Albrecht was born in Chicago on May 22, 1934; she graduated from Taft High School and from Knox College in 1956 with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, where she was the first woman student body President; she settled in Lake Bluff in 1964; in 1971, she graduated from Northwestern University; and

WHEREAS, Phyllis Albrecht worked for 25 years, from 1972 to 1997, as a clinical instructor in speech and language pathology at Northwestern University; she was active in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; and

WHEREAS, Phyllis Albrecht became the first female Trustee on the Lake Bluff Village Board in 1973, serving until 1981; she then served as the first woman President of the village from 1981 to 1985; and

WHEREAS, Phyllis Albrecht was active with the League of Women Voters, serving as President of the Lake Bluff chapter from 1966 to 1968, and then as Co-President and President for the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff chapter from 1990 to 1994; she was named the inaugural recipient of the Carrie Chapman Catt Local Leadership Award in 2013; she helped establish the Lake Bluff History Museum, serving as Co-Chair of the fundraising committee and later as a board member; she played a key role in planning Lake Bluff's centennial celebration in 1995 as Chair of the Centennial Commission; and

WHEREAS, In 2014, in honor of Phyllis Albrecht, Lake Bluff created the Phyllis Albrecht Award to recognize distinguished community service; and

WHEREAS, Phyllis Albrecht was the beloved wife of James L. Albrecht for 58 years; the loving mother of Ann Michel (Scott), Karen Albrecht, and James M. Albrecht (Lisa Marcus); and the loving grandmother of Stephen, Jeffrey, and Gregory Michel and Hannah and Cecily Albrecht; therefore, be it

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