SR0384 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Norma Mildred Lesh, who passed away on April 24, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Norma Lesh lived in Joliet her entire life and was educated in the Joliet schools for grade school, high school, and junior college; and

WHEREAS, Norma Lesh helped to manage and work in the family business, Burns Coal Company, from the 1930s through the early 1960s; she later continued to work in the bookkeeping and accounting fields through her employment with Kmart, Joseph Rosich Accounting and Tax Services, and Gassensmith and McCarthy CPA Accounting firms; and

WHEREAS, Norma Lesh was an active member of First and Santa Cruz Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Church for many years; and

WHEREAS, Norma Lesh enjoyed many social and philanthropic clubs and activities, most currently WELCA at First Lutheran Church and the Joliet Woman's Club; and

WHEREAS, Norma Lesh was preceded in death by her husband, Frank W. Lesh, and her parents, Joseph and Dorian Braun Burns; and

WHEREAS, Norma Lesh was the beloved mother of Doreen (Robert B.) Swanson, Frank E. (Janice) Lesh, and John T. (Charlotte) Lesh; the fond grandmother of Jennifer (Todd) Kimrey, Matthew Lesh, Catherine Lesh, and Anna Lesh; and the special great-grandmother of Rachel, Noah, Lonna, and Soleil; 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 Norma Mildred Lesh; and be it further

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