Full Text of SR0949 101st 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 Claudia Ann Aho Hoogasian, who passed | 4 | | away on January 7, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Claudia Aho Hoogasian was born in Waukegan to | 6 | | Tagne and Taisto Aho on February 18, 1943; she married the love | 7 | | of her life, Judge Jack Hoogasian, in 1965; she received a | 8 | | bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of | 9 | | Wisconsin-Madison and earned her Juris Doctorate degree from | 10 | | The John Marshall Law School-Chicago; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The primary focus of Claudia Aho Hoogasian's 25 | 12 | | year legal career was the field of family and children's | 13 | | rights; she started in private practice and then worked as a | 14 | | Chief Assistant State's Attorney in the Lake County State's | 15 | | Attorney's Office; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Claudia Aho Hoogasian was active in many | 17 | | professional organizations, including the National District | 18 | | Attorneys Association, Jefferson Inns of Court, the | 19 | | Association of Women Attorneys, the Illinois Department of | 20 | | Public Aid Child Support Advisory Committee, and several bar | 21 | | associations; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Claudia Aho Hoogasian led a long life of | 2 | | philanthropic work, including working for the Church of the | 3 | | Holy Spirit's Native American Partnership with St. Michael's | 4 | | Mission located on the Wind River Indian Reservation-Wyoming, | 5 | | the United Way of Lake County, the Order of Eastern Star, the | 6 | | Lake County YMCA, the Camp Jorn YMCA, the Clearwater Camp for | 7 | | Girls, Stephen Ministries, and PEO Chapter KV of Lake Forest; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Claudia Aho Hoogasian was an avid reader, talented | 10 | | knitter, and adventurous world traveler; she embraced her | 11 | | Finnish roots and her husband's Armenian heritage by passing | 12 | | down family traditions to her children and grandchildren; she | 13 | | loved spending time at her homes in northern Wisconsin, where | 14 | | she was active in the communities and served on many non-profit | 15 | | boards; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Claudia Aho Hoogasian is preceded in death by her | 17 | | husband, Judge Jack Hoogasian; and her parents, Tagne and | 18 | | Taisto Aho; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Claudia Aho Hoogasian is survived by her children, | 20 | | Sara (Louis) Pickus, Amy Hoogasian, Mary Hoogasian, and Gary | 21 | | (Jennifer) Hoogasian; her grandchildren, Rachel Pickus, Jack | 22 | | Pickus, Charlie Pickus, and Hunter Hoogasian; her sister, | 23 | | Connie Hughes; and her brother, David (Suzanne) Aho; therefore, |
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| 1 | | be it | 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 4 | | Claudia Ann Aho Hoogasian and extend our sincere
condolences to | 5 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 8 | | presented to the family of Claudia Aho Hoogasian as an | 9 | | expression of
our deepest sympathy.
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