Full Text of SR0729 94th General Assembly
SR0729 94TH 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 regret of the death of Evelyn M. Swanson (nee | 4 |
| Gronwall) of Park City on Monday, March 6, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on May 11, 1924, in Goldfield, Iowa, | 6 |
| to Arthur and Jessie Gronwall; she married Clifford H. Swanson | 7 |
| on July 30, 1945, in Iowa; and
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| WHEREAS, She was employed as an audio visual technician for | 9 |
| District 64 in North Chicago for 27 years until her retirement | 10 |
| in 1987; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Swanson was a member of Gurnee Community | 12 |
| Church, a former member of the North Chicago Emmanuel United | 13 |
| Methodist Church, a member of the Women's Bible Group and | 14 |
| Elderberries, an active member of the Greater North Chicago | 15 |
| Senior Club and the North Chicago Women's Club, where she | 16 |
| served many years as president, the Park City Senior Group, the | 17 |
| Lake County Chapter of AARP, and a former member of the North | 18 |
| Chicago Children's Service Association; and
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| WHEREAS, She enjoyed camping, traveling, helping others, | 20 |
| and being a mom, grandma, and great-grandma; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Evelyn M. Swanson has been deeply | 22 |
| felt by many, especially her son, Kevin (Marian) Swanson; her | 23 |
| daughter, Karen (David) Fermaint; her grandchildren, Ginger | 24 |
| (Keith) Storrs, Donald (Tara) Fermaint, and Elisa and Diego | 25 |
| Fermaint; her great-grandchildren, Michael and Matthew Storrs | 26 |
| and Destiny and Dallas Fermaint; her aunt, Hazel Rogness; her | 27 |
| sister-in-law, Doreen (Harold) Strand; and her many nieces, | 28 |
| nephews, friends, and the "Silver Foxes"; she was preceded in | 29 |
| death by her husband, former North Chicago Alderman, Clifford, | 30 |
| on October 24, 1992; her brother, Raymond Gronwall; and her |
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| parents; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 |
| Evelyn M. Swanson, and we extend our sincere condolences to her | 5 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 6 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 9 |
| sympathy.
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