Full Text of SR1048 101st 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 Margaret J. "Peggie" Stromberg of | 4 | | Marengo, who passed away on February 11, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Peggie Stromberg was born in Urbana to Richard W. | 6 | | and Marjorie A. Thomas on August 28, 1945; she grew up on her | 7 | | parents' farm near What Cheer, Iowa; she attended Drake | 8 | | University in Des Moines, Iowa; she married Alan F. Stromberg | 9 | | of Chicago on March 2, 1974; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Peggie Stromberg spent the first decade of her | 11 | | marriage at home, taking pride in providing a loving household | 12 | | and raising her children to be kind, responsible citizens; as | 13 | | they became more independent, she worked at Marengo High School | 14 | | as an aide, spent several years as a reporter and editor at | 15 | | local newspapers, and coached her son Eric's winning soccer | 16 | | teams; she spent 22 years as the executive director of the | 17 | | Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology until | 18 | | her recent retirement; she established a reputation as a | 19 | | respected member of the museum community throughout the Midwest | 20 | | and, nationally, served on industry committees and spoke at | 21 | | conferences; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Peggie Stromberg served for 25 years as a board |
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| 1 | | member and president of the Marengo Public Library as well as | 2 | | the Northern Illinois Library System; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Peggie Stromberg was an avid reader, a lifelong | 4 | | learner, and a talented seamstress and quilter; she was known | 5 | | for her wry wit and forthright opinions; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Peggie Stromberg is survived by her husband, Alan; | 7 | | her son, Eric; her daughter, Meghan; her grandchildren, | 8 | | Sabrina, Magnus, and Estelle; her stepson, Kenneth; her | 9 | | step-grandchildren, Ryan Finney, Stephan Lefebvre, Kelsey | 10 | | Stromberg, and Caitlin Ashdown; her great-grandchildren, | 11 | | Jakob, Mikah, Ryleigh, Carter, Evelyn, and Aisley; her mother, | 12 | | Marjorie; her brothers, Steven, James, and Michael; and her | 13 | | numerous nephews and nieces; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Margaret J. "Peggie" Stromberg and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | her; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Peggie Stromberg as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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