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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Ida Mary Warner of Oak Park, who passed
4away on August 2, 2017, at the age of 80; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ida Warner was born in Evansville, Indiana to
6Melvin and Ida (Hoffman) McCutchan on January 6, 1937 and grew
7up in McCutchanville, an adjacent farming community named for
8her ancestor, Samuel McCutchan; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Ida Warner showed promise as a pianist from an
10early age, demonstrating her music skills throughout her
11childhood and graduating to the Evansville Philharmonic
12Orchestra, where she made her solo debut in 1953 performing
13Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto in G minor; she attended the
14University of Evansville, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts
15in Music Performance and subsequently earned a Master of Arts
16in Education from Western Michigan University, distinguishing
17both of her passions for music and education; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Ida Warner began teaching music classes in the
19public schools of Wayland, Michigan, where she met the love of
20her life and future husband, Robert Jack Warner, a fellow
21teacher and athletic coach; they married at the Wayland
22Methodist Church on June 9, 1959 and moved to Otsego, Michigan

 

 

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1to continue their careers in education and raise their two
2daughters; they both became actively involved in the Otsego
3Methodist Church; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Ida Warner continued her lifelong commitment to
5the advancement of young people by teaching kindergarten,
6first, and second grade in the nearby public schools of
7Allegan, Michigan; she continued her love of teaching piano,
8and her kind, gentle demeanor was appreciated by all who knew
9her and made her a beloved fixture in the community; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Ida Warner was a family woman whose supportive
11nature fueled her nurturing of her children and grandchildren,
12upon whom she doted endlessly, attending concerts, plays, and
13any family event imaginable; and
 
14    WHEREAS, After the death of her husband, Ida Warner moved
15to Oak Park in order to live closer to her family; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Ida Warner was preceded in death by her husband,
17Robert, and her parents; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Ida Warner is survived by her siblings, Robert
19(Jeannie) McCutchan, Richard McCutchan (Natalie Jung), and
20Phyllis (Norman) Hill; her daughters, Lisa (Gary) Falkenberg
21and Susan Warner (David Griffin); her grandchildren, Kate

 

 

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1Falkenberg, Henry Griffin, and Pearl Griffin; and the countless
2students who owe a portion of their success to her tireless
3dedication to the education of young minds; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
6Ida Mary Warner, and extend our sincere condolences to her
7family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the family of Ida Warner as an expression of our
11deepest sympathy.