SR1058 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Henrietta Pigg of Lake Forest, who passed away on September 25, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Henrietta Pigg was born in Butler, Pennsylvania to Oliver Herman LaBernz and Sarah Agnes Logan on April 28, 1927; she graduated from Butler High School in 1944; during high school, her talents as a pianist were recognized, and she was selected to participate in a program sponsored by the Hammond Organ Company; following high school, she attended Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and then enrolled in nursing school at Allegheny General Hospital; she graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing in 1949; she married Edgar Woolard Pigg Sr. in October of 1952; and

WHEREAS, Henrietta Pigg began her nursing career in the Emergency Room at Allegheny General Hospital; she also worked as an Assistant Nursing Arts Instructor; after suspending her nursing career to focus on raising her children, she joined Westmoreland Obstetrics and Gynecology, where she worked until her retirement in 1999; and

WHEREAS, Henrietta Pigg was active in her church, Grace United Methodist Church, and was a member of the United Methodist Women Circle and The Questers; her talents for accompanying the choir and other musicians led to her appointment as church organist, where she served nearly every Sunday for over 40 years; she loved playing the organ and piano for the choir, and she tirelessly promoted the music ministry at Grace; she also played for the vesper services for residents at Westmoreland and Lake Forest Place; and

WHEREAS, Henrietta Pigg volunteered for the Lake Bluff Garden Club; she was a Paul Harris Fellow and remained active in Rotary International until her death; she always had a sense of humor about her name and was an avid collector of anything porcine; and

WHEREAS, Henrietta Pigg was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Pigg Sr.; and her sister, Katherine LaBernz Wightman; and

WHEREAS, Henrietta Pigg is survived by her children, Katherine Pigg (Fred III) Boebel, Edgar Woolard (Barbara) Hammond, and David Oliver (Marguerite Welter) Pigg; her grandchildren, Fred IV and Katherine Grace Boebel, Carolyn and Robert Hammond, and David Jr. and Emma Pigg; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Henrietta Pigg 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 Henrietta Pigg as an expression of our deepest sympathy.