Full Text of SR1516 98th 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 Mary Susan "Susie" (nee Babington) | 4 | | Danielson of Crystal Lake, who passed away on September 12, | 5 | | 2014; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Susie Danielson was born in Macomb on July 21, | 7 | | 1952 to William Jr. and Maxine (nee Reis) Babington; her family | 8 | | relocated to Crystal Lake in 1968 and she graduated from | 9 | | Crystal Lake Community High School in 1970; she
attended | 10 | | Western Illinois University where she was a member of the Alpha | 11 | | Sigma Tau
sorority, graduating in 1974 with a Bachelor of | 12 | | Science in Education; later in
her career, she acquired a | 13 | | master's degree from Concordia University; she married Kim | 14 | | Danielson on August 20, 1977 at Saint Thomas the Apostle | 15 | | Catholic Church in Crystal Lake; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1974, Susie Danielson began a long and | 17 | | dedicated teaching career at North Elementary School in
Crystal | 18 | | Lake; she spent her entire 34 years educating fourth and | 19 | | sixth-graders, retiring in 2008; she took great pride leading | 20 | | her classes on many field trips off campus at
McHenry County | 21 | | conservation sites; her classes planted prairie vegetation
| 22 | | native to Illinois throughout Sternes Woods and numerous other | 23 | | areas or Crystal Lake; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Susie Danielson and her husband traveled | 2 | | extensively throughout their
marriage, having a particular | 3 | | fondness for McGregor, Minnesota, where they had a cabin for
| 4 | | many years, Green Valley, Arizona, where they vacationed with | 5 | | family often, and South
Bend, Indiana, where they held season | 6 | | tickets for their beloved Notre Dame Fighting Irish; they also | 7 | | traveled the country enjoying her favorite pastime, golf; she | 8 | | had a tremendous
passion for the links and acted as a true | 9 | | ambassador for the game, drawing many ladies to
the sport as | 10 | | chairperson for several Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity | 11 | | golf outings;
she was instrumental in raising over $100,000 for | 12 | | the charity at Timber Pointe Golf Club in
Poplar Grove; she | 13 | | accomplished this in addition to winning many local
| 14 | | tournaments, club championships, and friends' quarters on the | 15 | | course; she also cherished
her time with the gals at book club, | 16 | | golf leagues, and volleyball; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Susie Danielson was preceded in
death by her | 18 | | parents, William, Jr. and Maxine Babington; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Susie Danielson is survived by her husband, Kim; | 20 | | dog and companion, "Sugar"; brother, Patrick
(Cindy) Babington | 21 | | and their children, Kyle and Kate; brother, William,
III (Pam) | 22 | | Babington and their sons, Jeffrey and Todd; her longtime friend
| 23 | | and caregiver, Rose Volpendesta; and many other family and |
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| 1 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Mary Susan "Susie" Danielson, and extend our sincere | 5 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 6 | | her; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Susie Danielson as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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