SR1230 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Elizabeth Mary Glowczwski; and

WHEREAS, Elizabeth Mary Glowczwski dedicated her life to the people who mattered most, be they her students, her family, or her co-workers, and she affectionately was known as "Liz"; and

WHEREAS, Elizabeth Mary Glowczwski was born in April 10, 1944, in Jennings, Missouri; she was the 9th of 10 children, and, from a young age, learned the auto repair trade from her father; and

WHEREAS, Elizabeth Mary Glowczwski joined the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ferguson, Missouri in 1972 and served as a Sister of that order until she left her religious life in 1991; and

WHEREAS, For a few years following her exit from the church, Elizabeth Mary Glowczwski sold cars and was even featured on an episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show as "Sister Saturn", reflecting her former life and her current job; and

WHEREAS, In 1994, Elizabeth Mary Glowczwski returned to what she always viewed as her first calling, teaching; she joined the faculty of F.W. Riley Elementary School in Chicago, where she taught science to hundreds of 7th and 8th grade students; and

WHEREAS, Elizabeth Mary Glowczwski settled at Northwest Middle School in the Belmont - Cragin area of Chicago, where she led her students year after year to the city-wide Science Fair; and

WHEREAS, After a mild heart attack, Elizabeth Mary Glowczwski learned of her late stage pancreatic cancer, eventually succumbing to the illness on May 12, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Elizabeth Mary Glowczwski died as she lived, full of the bright light that led her through life and the everlasting hunger of knowledge, which she shared with everyone she met; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Elizabeth Mary Glowczwski; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Elizabeth Mary Glowczwski as an expression of our sympathy.