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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Alexis
4Ann Wernsing of Litchfield, who passed away on October 1, 2015;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Alexis Wernsing was born in Litchfield on May 10,
71975 to Edwin "Big Ed" and Patricia (nee Beeler) Wernsing; she
8attended Zion Lutheran School and graduated from Litchfield
9High School in May of 1994; she graduated from Lincoln Land
10Community College in May of 2011 with an Associate in Arts
11degree with honors and was commencement speaker for her
12graduating class; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Alexis Wernsing most recently attended the
14University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was
15pursuing a degree in art history; she had been a resident of
16Nugent Hall there for the past 4 years and served on the
17Director's Student Advisory Council at Beckwith Residential
18Support Services; she received the Chez Family Foundation
19Scholarship for the past 2 years and the Urbana-Champaign
20Business Women's Club Scholarship; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Alexis Wernsing student taught at Lincoln Land
22Community College for the past 3 summers and was a teaching

 

 

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1assistant for Dr. Deana McDonagh on the U of I campus; most
2recently, they were working to design and build a voice
3amplifying system called AmpliMy that received a $10,000
4Illinois Proof-of-Concept award from the U of I Office of
5Technology Management; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Alexis Wernsing enjoyed friends and Facebook and
7communicating by texting; she was close to her 2 nephews and
8enjoyed playing Uno with them; her favorite pet was Heinrich,
9her dachshund, who frequently sat on her lap and rode on the
10Weiner taxi; she was a fan of the St. Louis Blues Hockey team,
11frequently attending games with her family; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Alexis Wernsing was a member of Grace Evangelical
13Lutheran Church in Litchfield, where she was active in the
14Ladies Aid group; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Alexis Wernsing was preceded in death by her
16maternal grandfather, Ralph Beeler, and her paternal
17grandparents, Burrell and Melvina Wernsing; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Alexis Wernsing is survived by her parents; her
19brother, Doug (Michelle, nee Leefers); her nephews, Landon Paul
20and Carter Dean Wernsing; her grandmother, Lucille (Gronewald)
21Beeler; her godparents, Darrel and Karen Wernsing; and many
22aunts, uncles, and cousins; she also considered her friends at

 

 

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1LLCC in Springfield and at U of I at Urbana-Champaign to be her
2family; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5mourn the passing of Alexis Ann Wernsing, and extend our
6sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew
7and loved her; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Alexis Wernsing as an expression of
10our deepest sympathy.