Full Text of SR1118 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 Anna Marie Abdula of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on August 25, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Mary | 6 | | and Tom Brackett on February 16, 1928; her family relocated to | 7 | | Waukegan in 1933, and she graduated from Waukegan Township High | 8 | | School in 1947; she joined St. John's United Church of Christ, | 9 | | where she sang in the choir and was a soloist for many special | 10 | | occasions; she married Fred Abdula in 1949; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula, along with her husband Fred, founded | 12 | | Air Con Refrigeration and Heating, a successful Waukegan-based | 13 | | business now in its second generation of operation; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula was active in the local community; she | 15 | | volunteered at local hospital nurseries and at her children's | 16 | | school, where she was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the PTA | 17 | | and was a founding member of the Washington School Book Club; | 18 | | she also participated in several fundraising events which | 19 | | benefitted local hospitals, such as the Festival of Trees, | 20 | | Chef's Cuisine and the Affair of the Heart; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula and Fred were philanthropists and |
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| 1 | | donated resources for projects such as the refurbishment of the | 2 | | Genesee Theater; their generous donation created the Abdula | 3 | | Scholarship at the College of Lake County in 1995; her | 4 | | achievements and contributions to causes that promoted the | 5 | | advancement of women were recognized by the Park Place Center | 6 | | and the Waukegan Township Board when she was presented with the | 7 | | Woman of Honor Award in 2010; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula was never one to turn down a new | 9 | | challenge, and she took up golf in her late fifties; she | 10 | | enjoyed playing with her friends in the Ladies' League at the | 11 | | country club; in her free time, she enjoyed baking, gardening, | 12 | | entertaining, caring for her pets, and traveling; she will be | 13 | | remembered for her roles as devoted wife, loyal friend, beloved | 14 | | sibling, and loving mother; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula was preceded in death by her husband | 16 | | of 63 years, Fred; her parents; her sister, Lois Brackett | 17 | | Sisty; and her brother, Tom Brackett; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Anna Abdula is survived by her children, Linda | 19 | | (James) Considine, Patrick Abdula, Michael Abdula, and Lisa | 20 | | Abdula; and her many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Anna Marie Abdula and extend our sincere condolences to her | 2 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Anna Abdula as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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