SR0781 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mildred Gieseke of Crystal Lake, who passed away on July 17, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke was born in Oak Park to Joseph E. and Marie (Blum) Smida on September 24, 1918; her family moved to Fox River Grove where she attended grade school and then graduated from Crystal Lake Community High School in 1936; she married Lester F. Gieseke in 1939; and

WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke graduated from the Moser Beauty School and opened The Swirl & Curl Beauty Shop on the second floor of Gieseke's Department Store in Crystal Lake; she operated the beauty shop until late 1946; she and Lester worked together in Gieseke's until its fabric department was split off in the mid-1950s and she opened The Fabric Shop; and

WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke was active in the Ambassadors and Service League; she enjoyed travel, painting, needlework, word search puzzles, water skiing, and fishing with friends and family on Crystal Lake; she also enjoyed spending time with her friend and care-giver, Jadwiga "JJ" Jaworska and the frequent visits from her longtime friend and business colleague, Christie Pfeiffer; her loving cat, Minky, was a source of joy and entertainment; and

WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Lester; and

WHEREAS, Mildred Gieseke is survived by her daughters, Leslie (John) Bose and Lisa Sadlik; her grandchildren, Adam (Colleen) Sadlik and Kara (Eric) Martin; her great-granddaughter, Rocklyn; and her son-in-law, Gary Sadlik; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Mildred Gieseke, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mildred Gieseke as an expression of our deepest sympathy.