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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Margaret Pauline "Marge" Gregorin,
4formerly of Beach Park and North Chicago, who passed away on
5August 11, 2011; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Margaret Gregorin was born on May 10, 1921, in
7North Chicago; her parents were Ignatz and Josephine (Krasovec)
8Gerze; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Margaret Gregorin was a longtime member of Mother
10of God Catholic Church, and later St. Dismas Catholic Church;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Margaret Gregorin was formally educated to the age
13of 16; as a teenager, she worked as a housekeeper in homes on
14the North Shore; as a young woman, she operated machines at the
15National Envelope Factory in North Chicago until May 18, 1946,
16when she married her husband of 51 years, Stanley Gregorin; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Margaret Gregorin was an avid golfer and played on
18women's softball teams during World War II; as a lifelong
19member of the Slovene National Benefit Society, she played on
20championship balina teams, and participated in several local
21and national championship bowling leagues in Waukegan and

 

 

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1across the Midwest; she also loved playing cards with her lady
2friends; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Margaret Gregorin was a skilled seamstress and
4knitter, creating baby clothes that are worn today by her
5great-granddaughter; she also shined in the kitchen and was
6known for her excellent potica and blueberry cream pie; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Margaret Gregorin was preceded in death by her
8husband; their infant son, Thomas Gregorin; her parents; her
9siblings, Mary Gerzel, Josephine (Stanley) Schuster, Thomas
10(Betty) Gerzel, John (Dolly) Gerzel, Ignace (Frances) Gerzel,
11Frances (Leon) Pryblyski, Jena (Anthony) Bukantis, and
12Gertrude (Albert) Kobel; and her nephews, Maureen Cartwright,
13Richard Gerzel, and Michael Bukantis; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Margaret Gregorin is survived by her children,
15Linda (Keith) Clifford, Thomas S. (Marilyn) Gregorin, and Terry
16Gregorin; her grandchildren, Meghan Clifford, Colleen
17Clifford, Carli Gregorin, Eric Gregorin, Brad Gregorin, Aimee
18Gregorin, and Brian Gregorin; her great-granddaughter, Isla
19Apollonia Davidson; her sister, Elizabeth (Anton) Keber; her
20sister-in-law, Millie (Raymond) Kaczmaryn; and her many nieces
21and nephews; therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL

 

 

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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
2her family and friends, the passing of Margaret Pauline "Marge"
3Gregorin; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Margaret Gregorin as an expression
6of our sympathy.