SR0016 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Jean K. Wehrli, who passed away on December 12, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli was born to Judge Win and Irene Knoch on December 6, 1928; she attended Saints Peter and Paul Grade School and Naperville High School, where she graduated in 1946; she attended the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minnesota, and completed her studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority, Sigma Omicron Chapter; she married Don Wehrli on April 19, 1952; and

WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli taught high school English in Forrest; she then returned to Naperville, where she was a proofreader at Argonne National Laboratory; she later served on the first Naperville Arts Commission and the Naperville Park District Skateboard Park Committee; and

WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli enjoyed photography, reading, garage and estate sales, lectures and concerts, outings, and her book group; and

WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli was a proud member of the Wehrli Out-Laws, which included Lorraine (Bob), Bev (Bob), Wally (Marge), Ginny (Jim), Bettye (Jim), Dorothy (Joe), Calista, Audra (Mike), Bob (Jean), Virginia (John "Harp"), Joe (Joyce), Judy (Dick), Jerry (Carol), and Bob (Ann); she was a thoughtfully prepared participant in Grandma (Gertrude) Wehrli's annual family beach picnics and Christmas Eve parties; and

WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Don Wehrli; and

WHEREAS, Jean Wehrli is survived by her sisters, Marjorie Knoch Schaller, Doris Knoch Wood, and Joanne (Jim) Knoch Strong; her children, Mary Lou (Herb), Win (Deborah), Fred (Anne), Jill, Francie, Annette, and Illinois State Representative Grant (Sharon); her grandchildren, Sarah, Megan (Travis), Lauren (Josh), Michelle (Aaron), Dana, Michael (Colleen), Austin, Elizabeth, Kayla, Colette, Jack, Jake, Joe, and Luke; and her great-grandchildren, Emma, Benjamin, and Harper; therefore, be it

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