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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Anna Marie Abdula of Waukegan, who passed |
4 | | away on August 25, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Mary |
6 | | and Tom Brackett on February 16, 1928; her family relocated to |
7 | | Waukegan in 1933, and she graduated from Waukegan Township High |
8 | | School in 1947; she joined St. John's United Church of Christ, |
9 | | where she sang in the choir and was a soloist for many special |
10 | | occasions; she married Fred Abdula in 1949; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula, along with her husband Fred, founded |
12 | | Air Con Refrigeration and Heating, a successful Waukegan-based |
13 | | business now in its second generation of operation; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula was active in the local community; she |
15 | | volunteered at local hospital nurseries and at her children's |
16 | | school, where she was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the PTA |
17 | | and was a founding member of the Washington School Book Club; |
18 | | she also participated in several fundraising events which |
19 | | benefitted local hospitals, such as the Festival of Trees, |
20 | | Chef's Cuisine and the Affair of the Heart; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula and Fred were philanthropists and |
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1 | | donated resources for projects such as the refurbishment of the |
2 | | Genesee Theater; their generous donation created the Abdula |
3 | | Scholarship at the College of Lake County in 1995; her |
4 | | achievements and contributions to causes that promoted the |
5 | | advancement of women were recognized by the Park Place Center |
6 | | and the Waukegan Township Board when she was presented with the |
7 | | Woman of Honor Award in 2010; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula was never one to turn down a new |
9 | | challenge, and she took up golf in her late fifties; she |
10 | | enjoyed playing with her friends in the Ladies' League at the |
11 | | country club; in her free time, she enjoyed baking, gardening, |
12 | | entertaining, caring for her pets, and traveling; she will be |
13 | | remembered for her roles as devoted wife, loyal friend, beloved |
14 | | sibling, and loving mother; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula was preceded in death by her husband |
16 | | of 63 years, Fred; her parents; her sister, Lois Brackett |
17 | | Sisty; and her brother, Tom Brackett; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula is survived by her children, Linda |
19 | | (James) Considine, Patrick Abdula, Michael Abdula, and Lisa |
20 | | Abdula; and her many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |