SR1371 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Lila Ruth Cobb Rosengren, who passed away on June 6, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Lila Rosengren was born April 3, 1924 in Waukegan; her parents were Andrew and Elsie (nee Rogers) Cobb; she married Robert C. Rosengren in 1963; and

WHEREAS, Lila Rosengren grew up in Antioch with her father and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cobb; after high school, she began a long career as a civil servant, working as a secretary for Great Lakes Naval Station and the Downey Veterans Administration Hospital; and

WHEREAS, Lila Rosengren loved travel, music, dancing, bowling, golf, boating, fishing, and food; and

WHEREAS, Lila Rosengren was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Rosengren; her parents; and her stepmother, Violet Cobb; and

WHEREAS, Lila Rosengren is survived by her sister-in-law, Betty Wright; 10 nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces, and great-great-nephews; therefore, be it

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

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