Full Text of SR1103 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Barbara Furlong of Oak Park, who passed | 4 | | away on October 2, 2017, at the age of 85; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong was born in Cleveland, Ohio on | 6 | | November 28, 1931; she attended Notre Dame College in Euclid, | 7 | | Ohio and was certified in medical technology at University | 8 | | Hospital in Cleveland; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After moving to Oak Park, Barbara Furlong became | 10 | | deeply involved in her community, including decades of | 11 | | involvement in organizations and commissions such as the | 12 | | Community Relations Commission, the Oak Park Housing Center, | 13 | | the Parents' Human Relations Commission at Oak Park and River | 14 | | Forest High School, the Metropolitan Mayor's Caucus, and the | 15 | | Village Manager Association; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong served as a village trustee from | 17 | | 1989 to 1993, where she earned a reputation as an effective and | 18 | | much appreciated leader; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong was tapped to run for and won the | 20 | | race for Oak Park Village President, due in large part, she | 21 | | felt, to her longtime involvement in the community; she held |
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| 1 | | the office from 1997 to 2001; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong's tenure as village president was | 3 | | defined by tackling issues such as racial integration, gay | 4 | | couple registration, and affordable housing; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong noted that economic development | 6 | | was a top priority during her time in office and became a | 7 | | champion of purposeful economic growth; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong was described as having quiet | 9 | | perseverance, grace, and focus; she was known to be always | 10 | | steady and strong, which made her an effective leader; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong, after retiring from her career as | 12 | | a medical technologist in 1992, became a dedicated volunteer | 13 | | with the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust and earned a | 14 | | 25-year service pin for her volunteer work with the League of | 15 | | Women Voters; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong was preceded in death by her | 17 | | beloved husband, William R. "Bill" Furlong; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Furlong was the mother of Mary (Jere) | 19 | | Mendelsohn, Thomas (Ann Williams), Timothy (Gayle), and Matt | 20 | | (Julia) Furlong; grandmother of Nathan and Rachel Mendelsohn, |
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| 1 | | Christopher Furlong, Michael (Carmen), Rebecca (Eric) Duenke, | 2 | | Emily, Sarah, Hannah, Peter and Jonathan Furlong, and Jayne, | 3 | | James, and Jennifer Furlong; great-grandmother of Ian and Evan | 4 | | Duenke; sister-in-law of Jack (Kit) Furlong; and loving aunt to | 5 | | many; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Barbara Furlong, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Barbara Furlong as an expression of | 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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