SR0181 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Jane Miner Harvey of Lake Forest, who passed away on January 5, 2017 at the age of 94; and

WHEREAS, Jane Harvey was born in Washington, D.C. in 1922; she remembered ice skating in Rock Creek Park as a child, and attending events at the White House where the president personally greeted and strolled among the guests; she moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1939 when her father, who worked for the IRS, was sent to assist in the effort to shut down the Pendergast organization; she was a 1943 graduate of the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts in English; while attending a University lecture, she sat down on a chair that collapsed and the young man that leapt up to assist her was her roommate's brother, John Harvey; they married in Kansas City after his return from service in the United States Marine Corps during World War II in 1947; and

WHEREAS, Jane Harvey remained in Kansas City after graduating from the University of Kansas; she worked as the editor of the employee newsletter at Hallmark Cards; she once, while stylishly dressed, stepped into an elevator with J.C. Hall and Norman Rockwell, and Rockwell remarked that it was "just like being in New York City with the models."; she and her husband relocated to the Chicago area when her husband joined the Leo Burnett Advertising Agency; she was a resident of Lake Forest since 1962; and

WHEREAS, Jane Harvey loved to entertain family and friends at her home; she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest; she took pleasure in researching the genealogy of her family and was a member of the Thomas Minor Society; she worked as an editor in many paid and volunteer positions including the Lake Forest Girl Scouts and PTA; her family grew up reading a re-edited version of the Chicago Tribune as it was her habit to read the paper with a red pen and mark typographical and grammatical errors that she found; after leaving the advertising business, her husband started the mail order business, Golf Day Products, and she put her organizational and editorial talents to work as the Vice President of the company, helping to grow the business from a four-page black and white flyer to a 48-page full color catalog; they sold the business upon their retirement; and

WHEREAS, Jane Harvey enjoyed spending time with her family and encouraged all to do well in life and once said, "if there is something you always wanted to do, you should do it now"; she was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister; and

WHEREAS, Jane Harvey was preceded in death by her husband, John Cole Harvey; and

WHEREAS, Jane Harvey is survived by her three children, Scott Miner Harvey, Gayle Harvey, and Joan Windsor Harvey; her grandchildren, Braden Harvey, Shannon Harvey, Christina Edson, and her step-granddaughter, Danielle Edson Pierce; therefore, be it

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