SR1531 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Norma Susan Knox of Monroe, Wisconsin, who passed away on September 28, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Norma Knox was born on August 20, 1932 in Ringwood; her parents were Leo and Mary (nee Schmitt) Hiller; she married Robert W. Knox, Sr. on January 27, 1951 at St. John's Catholic Church in Johnsburg; and

WHEREAS, Norma Knox and her husband farmed in the McHenry, Crystal Lake, and Monroe area all of their lives; she also worked for Colony Brands in Monroe for 17 years until her retirement; and

WHEREAS, Norma Knox was a member of Monroe's St. Victor Catholic Church (now St. Clare of Assisi Parish); and

WHEREAS, Norma Knox was preceded in death by her husband; 2 sons, Joseph and James; her parents; and a brother, Paul Hiller; and

WHEREAS, Norma Knox is survived by 8 children, Michael Knox, Judy (Kenneth) Stoerp, Janet Weidner, Theodore Knox, Timothy (Cheryl) Knox, Mary (Alan) Hafferkamp, Robert W. (Kelly) Knox, Jr., and Annette (Chris) Adrian; 21 grandchildren, William (Megan), Jordan, Kaytlyn, Lauren, Steven, Morgan, Kristine, Jenny, Jordyn, Noah and Ayshia Knox, Nicole (Spencer) Huard, Jamie (Chris) Akens, James (Alicia) Weidner, Brittany and Blake Hafferkamp, Cassie and Melissa Adrian, James (Jen), David (Lacy), and Jessica Stoerp; 7 great-grandchildren, Chase, Oliver, Justin and Jevin Stoerp, Cory and Molly Huard, Abby Moore and future twin boys; a sister, Grace (Donald) Bentz; a brother, Lee (Bernadette) Hiller; and her special friends, Shirley Knox, Carol Knox, Renea Knox, Vern Weidner, and Sara Harvel; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Norma Knox as an expression of our sympathy.