Full Text of SR0580 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Virginia "Ginie" Cassin, who passed | 4 | | away on October 16, 2020 at the age of 96; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ginie Cassin was born on April 13, 1924 in | 6 | | Beloit, Wisconsin; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ginie Cassin's family moved to Oak Park when she | 8 | | was three years old; she graduated from Oak Park and River | 9 | | Forest High School in 1942; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Early in life, Ginie Cassin discovered a passion | 11 | | for civic engagement, including protest; in the 1960s, her | 12 | | fair housing policy activism was instrumental to the May 6, | 13 | | 1968 passage and implementation of Oak Park's landmark fair | 14 | | housing ordinance; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ginie Cassin brought those learned experiences | 16 | | and accomplishments with her when she was elected as the first | 17 | | female village clerk of Oak Park in 1973; as a formal elected | 18 | | official, she played an indispensable role in creating the | 19 | | village's first liquor ordinance in March of 1973 and another | 20 | | ordinance that granted a franchise to Cablevision in April | 21 | | 1979; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ginie Cassin's tenure as village clerk lasted | 2 | | until 1993; during those 20 years, she mentored subsequent | 3 | | village clerks Sandra Sokol, Teresa Powell, and Vicki Scaman, | 4 | | who is the current Oak Park village president; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, Ginie Cassin remained engaged with | 6 | | Oak Park politics; she regularly invited local female leaders | 7 | | to her home where they discussed current events over | 8 | | breakfast; she maintained memberships in numerous | 9 | | organizations, such as the League of Women Voters and the | 10 | | Rotary Club of Oak Park-River Forest; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ginie Cassin's post-retirement years included a | 12 | | time as board chair for the Ernest Hemingway Foundation; | 13 | | through this, she cemented the author's legacy by establishing | 14 | | an Oak Park museum that bore his name; she even curated | 15 | | exhibition items for the Hemingway home museum; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, On July 9, 2018, the Oak Park Village Board | 17 | | approved a resolution to honor Ginie Cassin and her | 18 | | contributions to the community; during the ceremony, Illinois | 19 | | State Senator Don Harmon, now the Illinois Senate President, | 20 | | also presented her with a proclamation stating that the | 21 | | Illinois General Assembly had recognized the week as "Virginia | 22 | | Cassin Week" in Oak Park; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In her personal and professional lives, Ginie | 2 | | Cassin lived by her motto "I can do that" and was known for her | 3 | | friendly nature, bright smile, and ceaseless energy; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ginie Cassin was preceded in death by her husband | 5 | | and high school sweetheart, Bill Cassin; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, At the time of her death, Ginie Cassin was | 7 | | survived by her children, Michael (Barbara) Cassin, Patricia | 8 | | Cassin, Sharon Cassin Frame, Sheila (Rick) McLaughlin, Timothy | 9 | | (Marcia) Cassin, Sean Cassin, Brian (Donna) Cassin, and Kieran | 10 | | (Jeri) Cassin; her 18 grandchildren; and her 26 | 11 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Virginia "Ginie" Cassin, and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Virginia Cassin as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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