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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the passing of Kristine Irene Weisenberger, a longtime
4 resident of Wonder Lake and a devoted special education
5 advocate and educator, on April 4, 2009; and
 
6     WHEREAS, She was born September 27, 1948, in Woodstock, to
7 the late George and Greta Weisenberger; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Graduating in 1966 from McHenry High School, she
9 went on to earn her B.A. in education from Western Illinois
10 University, her M.S. in education from Northern Illinois
11 University, and Certificate of Advanced Studies from National
12 Louis University; she was appointed to Governor Jim Edgar's
13 Interagency Council on Early Intervention in 1994; and
 
14     WHEREAS, She was a distinguished and outstanding teacher, a
15 devoted daughter, an adoring sister, an exceptional aunt, and
16 loving godmother; she will be remembered for her love and
17 devotion to her family and exceptional dedication to
18 special-needs children and their families; she was a gifted
19 teacher who touched so many lives throughout Illinois; and
 
20     WHEREAS, For more than 27 years, she dedicated her life to
21 discovering a child's full potential; she was the

 

 

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1 program/division manager for Pioneer Center's Early
2 Intervention Birth-3 Program for 14 years and supervisor for
3 SEDOL's Early Intervention program for three years before
4 returning to the classroom to work directly with children; she
5 taught Early Intervention programs at Northern Illinois
6 University, McHenry County College, and Harper College; and
 
7     WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; and
 
8     WHEREAS, She is survived by her brothers, Kurt (Joanne)
9 Weisenberger, Karl (Mickey) Weisenberger, and Kevin (Kathleen)
10 Weisenberger; her nieces and nephews, Jenna (Sidney)
11 Stromback, Jason (Kari) Weisenberger, Eileen (David) Sussland,
12 Amy (Marty) Robb, Curtis Weisenberger, and Abigail
13 Weisenberger; her great-nieces and great-nephews, Andrew and
14 William Stromback, Jacob and Trevor Sussland, Blake, Ashley,
15 Skylar, and Hunter Weisenberger, and Derek, Sean, and Grant
16 Robb; her aunts; her uncles; her cousins; and numerous friends;
17 therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
19 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
20 her family and friends, the passing of Kristine Irene
21 Weisenberger; and be it further
 
22     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to the family of Kristine Irene Weisenberger as a
2 symbol of our sincere sympathy.