SR0540 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Ann M. "Toots" Zupec of Vernon Hills, who passed away on October 24, 2009; and

WHEREAS, She was born July 26, 1921, in Chicago; she married Victor Zupec on August 30, 1946, at Mother of God Church in Waukegan; and

WHEREAS, She retired from St. Therese Hospital as a clerk in medical records on May 1, 1985, after 17 years of employment; she was originally a member of Mother of God Church in Waukegan, and presently a member of St. Dismas Church in Waukegan; she was a member of the St. Ann's Society KSKJ, St. Mary's Lodge #79, Catholic Women's Club, AARP, and the Retired Steel Worker's Club; and

WHEREAS, She was an avid bowler, golfer, bingo player, reader, and loved to travel with her senior friends; Ann will be sadly missed by her friends at Spring Meadows in Libertyville "Happy Hour" and her current friends at Hawthorne Lakes in Vernon Hills; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor; her twin daughter in infancy, Mary Margaret; her great-granddaughter, Kaitlin; her four brothers, John, William, Robert, and Louis Kovacek; and her three sisters, Josephine Kovacek, Sylvia Brown, and Margie Kovacek; and

WHEREAS, She is survived by her daughter, Audrey (Gene) Morani; her sons, Greg (Kathy) Zupec and Larry (Kim) Zupec; her grandchildren, Keith (Stacey) Zupec, Todd (Tara) Zupec, Tina Zupec, Scott (Jamie) Zupec, Karen (Andrew) Ladendorf, Beth Zupec, and Gina and Lisa Morani; her great-grandchildren, Ryan and Kyle, Dane, Ben, Abby, and Olivia; her brothers, Albert Kovacek and Edward Kovacek; her two dear sisters-in-law, Joan Zupec and Eve Zupec; as well as many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Ann Zupec; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Ann M. "Toots" Zupec as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.