Full Text of SR0386

SR0386 LRB104 14501 MST 27641 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Olinda B. Newhouse of Morton, who passed away on July 10, 2025; and

WHEREAS, Olinda Newhouse was born in Robstown, Texas to Antonio and Sila (Galindo) Bustamante on June 10, 1944 and raised in a large, loving family in Zapata, Texas; she moved to Columbus, Ohio for work, where she married Stephen Newhouse on November 3, 1967; and

WHEREAS, Olinda Newhouse and her husband settled in Morton in 1977, and she pursued a career in social work, serving as director for the Peoria Region of the Illinois Migrant Council; they moved to the United Kingdom in 1996, returning to Morton in 2000; and

WHEREAS, Olinda Newhouse derived great joy from her immediate and extended family; she enjoyed music, singing, traveling, cooking, reading, and gardening; she was an optimist and had a gift for providing unique insights and telling wonderful and humorous anecdotes; she built her life on a strong and unwavering foundation of faith and humility; and

WHEREAS, Olinda Newhouse was preceded in death by her parents and four of her siblings.; and

WHEREAS, Olinda Newhouse is survived by her husband of 58 years, Stephen; her children, Rebecca (Matthew) Harmon and Veronica Newhouse (Joseph Weigel); her grandchildren, Alexander Harmon (Natalia Pisanski), Gregory Harmon, and Gabrielle Harmon; four sisters; and three brothers; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Olinda B. Newhouse and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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