SR0930 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Maria A. E. Heiser of Woodstock, who passed away on August 4, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Maria Heiser was born in Berlin, Germany on May 2, 1937 to Heinrich and Margarete Kottusch; following World War II, she and her family settled in East Berlin; her family escaped to the west shortly before the construction of the Berlin Wall; and

WHEREAS, Maria Heiser emigrated with her daughter to Cary in 1964 and married Robert J. "Bob" Heiser; they settled in McHenry in 1969; and

WHEREAS, Maria Heiser began working at McHenry High School (East Campus) in 1970, managing the Language Lab; she then worked for the McHenry Medical Group and Kemper Insurance; and

WHEREAS, Maria Heiser spent much of her time at her typewriter, initially crafting stories and poetry in both English and German, much of which was semi-autobiographical; she was most proud of self-publishing "About People and Things", a book of her poetry; she later became a prolific letter writer; and

WHEREAS, Maria Heiser was preceded in death by her parents, and by her infant granddaughter, Olivia Christine Heiser; and

WHEREAS, Maria Heiser is survived by her children, Andrea (Michael) Gilio and Rob (Sharon) Heiser; her grandchildren, Michael, Holly, and Adam Gilio and Corey, Max, Hannah, Sophia, and Julia Heiser; her 4 great-grandchildren; and her sister and niece, Wilma and Ira Mayerhofer of Munich, Germany; therefore, be it

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