Full Text of SR0558 93rd General Assembly
SR0558 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with great sadness of the untimely death of Mary Jo | 4 |
| Novak of Rock Island on Sunday, April 25, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Jo was born on November 29, 1954, in Decorah, | 6 |
| Iowa, to Robert and Iona (Zweibahmer) Kubesh; she married Larry | 7 |
| Novak on July 6, 1974, in Calmer, Iowa; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Novak received her bachelor's degree in | 9 |
| elementary education with a minor in reading, language arts, | 10 |
| and social studies from Marycrest University in 1988, cum | 11 |
| laude; she earned a master's degree in education administration | 12 |
| from Western Illinois University; she also held an | 13 |
| administrative certificate; and
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| WHEREAS, Since 1991, Ms. Novak had been employed at Lincoln | 15 |
| Elementary School in Rock Island, where she was building | 16 |
| supervisor for both the Minority Teacher's Inventive Program | 17 |
| and the Reading is Fundamental Program; she had recently been | 18 |
| named principal of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Novak leaves behind many lasting memories and | 20 |
| legacies, one of them her never ending enthusiasm; she enjoyed | 21 |
| coordinating a "book room" where teachers could check out books | 22 |
| based on their students' reading level; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Novak was a member of St. Pius X Catholic | 24 |
| Church in Rock Island; she was proud of her children and their | 25 |
| many accomplishments; she took pride in cultivating close | 26 |
| personal relationships with her friends and colleagues, and she | 27 |
| was a "rock" for many of her friends and was always willing to | 28 |
| lend an ear; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mary Jo Novak has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially her daughters, Melinda Atkinson, Nicole | 2 |
| (Juan) Moreno, and Caroline Novak; her son, Bradley Novak; her | 3 |
| sister, Connie (Joe) Becker; her brothers, John (Joni) Kubesh, | 4 |
| Don (Donna) Kubesh, Frank (Monica) Kubesh, and Ken Kubesh; her | 5 |
| mother, Iona (Zweibahmer) Kubesh; her grandchildren, Teigan | 6 |
| Atkinson and Bryce Moreno; and her special friend, Enyo Dewith; | 7 |
| therefore, be it | 8 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 |
| Mary Jo Novak, and we extend our deepest sympathy to her | 11 |
| family, friends, students, colleagues, and community; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Mary Jo Novak as an expression of | 15 |
| our sincerest condolences.
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