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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Frances Elizabeth "Fran" Martin
4Sheffer of Aurora, who passed away on January 1, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Fran Sheffer was born to Fred and Margaret
6(Baker) Martin in Litchfield on April 29, 1938; she graduated
7from Oregon Community High School in 1956; she graduated from
8Moser Business College in Chicago in 1958; she initially
9married at First United Methodist Church Chapel in the Sky in
101959; she married again at Westminster Presbyterian Church in
11Aurora in 1978; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Fran Sheffer worked in the legal, accounting,
13administrative, and political fields throughout central and
14northern Illinois for many years; she was the longtime
15district office administrator of former Illinois State Senator
16Chris Lauzen, for whom she handled difficult constituent
17service questions and concerns in a patient, efficient manner;
18and
 
19    WHEREAS, Fran Sheffer had a lifelong love for live
20theater; through the years, she had season tickets to various
21venues, including the Drury Lane and First Folio Theatres in
22Oak Brook, the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, the Philip Lynch

 

 

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1Theatre in Romeoville, the Theatre of Western Springs, the
2Steel Beam Theatre and Mainstage Theatre at Pheasant Run
3Resort in St. Charles, the Music Theatre Works in Evanston,
4the Fireside Theatre in Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, and the Fine
5Arts Centre, Albright Community Theatre, and Fermilab Theatres
6in Batavia; she also attended area high school and college
7productions and the occasional production at other venues in
8northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin; while living in
9Belvidere, she also served as a set dresser for the now
10shuttered Shady Lane Theatre in Marengo for two years; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Fran Sheffer was committed to her faith; she was
12a member of the Village Bible Church in Aurora; she served in
13various capacities at the church since 2006, including prayer
14chain coordinator; she previously attended Grace Church of
15DuPage in Warrenville and Westminster Presbyterian Church in
16Aurora; she was also a member of the Heart Sisters group that
17provides information to individuals suffering from heart
18disease; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Fran Sheffer was preceded in death by her
20husband, Cloyde B. (Jim) Sheffer; her parents; her brothers,
21Bradley, Jeffrey, Gregory, and Douglas; her stepson, Steven
22Sheffer; her aunts and uncles; and her cousins; and
 
23    WHEREAS, Fran Sheffer is survived by her sons, Scott

 

 

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1(Cindy) Kuntzelman and Stuart (Jennifer) Kuntzelman; her
2sister, Beverly (Michael) Mason; her stepchildren, Sarr
3(Susan) Sheffer, Sherilyn (Doug) Gould, Sarana (Mark) Rogers,
4and Stewart Sheffer; her grandsons, Ryan Kuntzelman, Wade
5Kuntzelman, Nick (Lauren) Vicari, and Josiah Gould; her
6granddaughters, Geniva (Bill) Martin, Karinne (Pratik) Patel,
7Katie (Justin) Weitzel, and Kristin Sheffer; her numerous
8great-grandchildren; her nieces and nephews; her cousins; and
9her friends; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
12Frances Elizabeth "Fran" Martin Sheffer and extend our sincere
13condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
14her; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the family of Fran Sheffer as an expression of our
17deepest sympathy.