Full Text of HR1167 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Rita G. | 4 | | Fredenhagen Harvard of Naperville, who passed away on June 15, | 5 | | 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fredenhagen Harvard was born on June 28, | 7 | | 1929, in Aurora, and was a lifelong resident of Naperville; she | 8 | | was the daughter of the late Walter and Grace Fredenhagen; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fredenhagen Harvard attended Monmouth | 10 | | College, where she earned her bachelor's degree in biology; | 11 | | while at Monmouth College, she was inducted into the Mortar | 12 | | Board Honor Society; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fredenhagen Harvard enjoyed being involved | 14 | | in her community; she taught Sunday School at Grace United | 15 | | Methodist church for 12 years and served 6 years as the Sunday | 16 | | School Superintendent; she taught for 2 years in Dixon; she was | 17 | | a member of a 3-member steering committee that planned and | 18 | | designed the Grace United Methodist Church Building; she served | 19 | | as the secretary/treasurer for the Prince Castles/Cock Robin | 20 | | Companies from 1972 to 1985 and at the Naperville Creamery | 21 | | Company from 1985 to 2000; she served as a volunteer at Edward | 22 | | Hospital as a member of the Institutional Review Board for 10 |
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| 1 | | years; she also served as a member of the Fire and Police Board | 2 | | of Commissioners for 8 years; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fredenhagen Harvard was the first woman | 4 | | president of the Rotary Club of Naperville and was selected as | 5 | | Rotarian of the Year; she served as grand marshal of the | 6 | | Naperville Labor Day Parade; she was also selected to be | 7 | | included in the Marquis Who's Who of American Women; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fredenhagen Harvard was the recipient of | 9 | | numerous awards, including the Gael Swing Award of Meritorious | 10 | | Service from North Central College for involvement as a trustee | 11 | | for 28 years, the Heritage Society Hall of Honor designation, | 12 | | the Naperville chapter of the A.A.U.W. "Woman of the Year" | 13 | | award, and the DuPage County YWCA Outstanding Woman of the | 14 | | Year; she was also awarded with Lifetime Achievement Awards | 15 | | from the Jaycees and the Chamber of Commerce; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fredenhagen Harvard was preceded in death by | 17 | | her parents; her brother, James Fredenhagen; her sister, Jeanne | 18 | | Fredenhagen Moen; and her stepson, Kent Harvard; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fredenhagen Harvard is survived by her loving | 20 | | husband of 31 years, John Harvard; her daughters, Susan (Keith) | 21 | | Kroskoz and Jodie (Dave) Anderson; her son, Tom (Laura) | 22 | | Castagnoli; her stepdaughters, Kelly (Dean) Pelland and Kerry |
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| 1 | | (Preston) Irwin; her 8 grandchildren; her great-grandson; her 6 | 2 | | step-grandchildren; her 3 step-great-granddaughters; and her | 3 | | brother, Ted Fredenhagen; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | 7 | | Rita G. Fredenhagen Harvard; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Rita Fredenhagen Harvard as an | 10 | | expression of our sympathy.
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