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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Mildred Gieseke of Crystal Lake, who 
4passed away on July 17, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke was born in Oak Park to Joseph E. 
6and Marie (Blum) Smida on September 24, 1918; her family moved 
7to Fox River Grove where she  attended grade school and then 
8graduated from Crystal Lake Community High School in 1936; she  
9married Lester F. Gieseke in 1939; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke graduated from the Moser Beauty 
11School and opened The Swirl & Curl Beauty Shop on the second 
12floor of Gieseke's Department Store in Crystal Lake; she 
13operated the beauty shop until late 1946; she and Lester worked 
14together in Gieseke's until its fabric department was split off 
15in the mid-1950s and she opened The Fabric Shop; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke was active in the Ambassadors and 
17Service League; she enjoyed travel, painting, needlework, word 
18search puzzles, water skiing, and fishing with friends and 
19family on Crystal Lake; she also enjoyed spending time with her 
20friend and care-giver, Jadwiga "JJ" Jaworska and the frequent 
21visits from her longtime friend and business colleague, 
22Christie Pfeiffer; her loving cat, Minky, was a source of joy 
 
 
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1and entertainment; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke was preceded in death by her 
3parents and her husband, Lester; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke is survived by her daughters, 
5Leslie (John) Bose and Lisa Sadlik; her grandchildren, Adam 
6(Colleen) Sadlik and Kara (Eric) Martin; her 
7great-granddaughter, Rocklyn; and her son-in-law, Gary Sadlik; 
8therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Mildred Gieseke, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to  the family of  Mildred Gieseke as an expression of 
16our deepest sympathy.