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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sonja M.
4Peters; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Sonja Peters began her career with Addison
6Township on April 18, 1983; with her knowledge of real estate
7and her real estate broker's license, she began in the
8Assessor's office as a clerk under the administration of Kurt
9Strasser; in 1987, she became the Deputy Assessor; in 1991,
10under the administration of Christopher Kachiroubas, she
11became the Chief Deputy Assessor; and
 
12    WHEREAS, In 1995, Sonja Peters was appointed to the
13position of Addison Township Highway Commissioner; she was
14subsequently elected to the position in 1997; for many years,
15she held the distinction as the only female township highway
16commissioner in the State of Illinois; she remained in that
17position until her retirement in 2008; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Sonja Peters enjoyed painting and was well-known
19as a great artist; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Sonja Peters was the loving mother of 6, the
21grandmother of 12, and the great-grandmother of one; therefore,

 

 

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1be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of
5Sonja M. Peters; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Sonja Peters as an expression of our
8sympathy.