Full Text of SR1731 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Shirley Mae Rauschenberger of Elgin, who | 4 | | passed away on December 15, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Rauschenberger was born in Elgin on | 6 | | December 1, 1926 to Felix and Amanda Idstein Westerbeck; she | 7 | | graduated from Elgin High School during World War II and | 8 | | married John K. Rauschenberger in 1946; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Rauschenberger's first job was with the | 10 | | Chicago Daily News as a "copy girl"; she was a firm believer in | 11 | | volunteering for her community; she served on the boards of the | 12 | | YWCA, the YMCA, Episcopal Churchwomen, the Boy Scouts of | 13 | | America, the Girl Scouts-Sybaquay Council, the Salvation Army, | 14 | | and the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce; she was one of the | 15 | | founders of the Open Door Clinic; she was elected to the | 16 | | District U-46 School Board, where she served for 12 years; she | 17 | | was a strong supporter of the family business, Rauschenberger | 18 | | Furniture; she was also a foster parent, scout leader, precinct | 19 | | committeewoman, and Kane County election judge; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Rauschenberger received numerous | 21 | | recognitions over the years, including the Cosmopolitan | 22 | | Distinguished Service Award, the Altrusa Woman of the Year |
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| 1 | | Award, and as the State Office of Public Instruction | 2 | | Outstanding Parent of the Region, and, in 2008, she was honored | 3 | | by the Elgin Township Republicans for her leadership and | 4 | | longstanding political activism; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Rauschenberger returned to work after | 6 | | raising her children, working for Chuck Hines Store for Men, | 7 | | Spiess Department Store, and Ackemann's Furniture Store; she | 8 | | then returned to the newspaper field and became one of the | 9 | | first editors of the Elgin Free Press (now Elgin Herald); after | 10 | | retiring, she was active in her son Steve's campaigns for State | 11 | | Senate; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Rauschenberger enjoyed cooking, | 13 | | entertaining, hospitality, and following her family's | 14 | | activities; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Rauschenberger was preceded in death by | 16 | | her parents; her husband, John; and her brother, Sheldon | 17 | | Westerbeck; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Rauschenberger is survived by her 2 | 19 | | daughters, Laurel Kracen (Don Getts) and Carol Rauschenberger | 20 | | (Reid Travis); her 4 sons, John K. Rauschenberger, Jr., Thomas | 21 | | Rauschenberger, former State Sen. Steven Rauschenberger | 22 | | (Betty), and Keith Rauschenberger (Cindy); her 13 |
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| 1 | | grandchildren, Amanda Kracen, Elizabeth Kracen, Melissa | 2 | | Rauschenberger, John Rauschenberger III, Emilee | 3 | | Rauschenberger, Joe Rauschenberger, Zoe Travis, Bopha Travis, | 4 | | Sam Rauschenberger, Michael Rauschenberger, Henry | 5 | | Rauschenberger, Kacy Rauschenberger, and Karl Rauschenberger; | 6 | | her 12 great-grandchildren; and her extended family members, | 7 | | Scott Kracen and Dawn Marcom; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Shirley Mae Rauschenberger, and extend our sincere condolences | 11 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 12 | | it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Shirley Rauschenberger as an | 15 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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