Bill Text: IL SR1035 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Helen Heier of Vernon Hills.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-03 - Resolution Adopted [SR1035 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR1035-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | ||||||
| 3 | saddened to learn of the death of Helen Heier of Vernon Hills, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on November 26, 2012; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Helen Heier was born in Kansas City on December 6, | ||||||
| 6 | 1924, to Orpha Chrisman; she married James Heier; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Helen Heier was active in the community, | ||||||
| 8 | organizing the Vernon Hills Fishing Derby for over 35 years; | ||||||
| 9 | the tournament was later named in her honor; she was known as | ||||||
| 10 | the "lunch lady" at Hawthorn Middle School, where she worked | ||||||
| 11 | for 19 years; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Helen Heier honored this country's veterans and | ||||||
| 13 | firmly believed in treating them as the heroes that they are; | ||||||
| 14 | she loved watching basketball games and could hold | ||||||
| 15 | conversations with the most devoted fans; she was a trivia | ||||||
| 16 | mastermind and could regularly outsmart the Jeopardy | ||||||
| 17 | champions; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Helen Heier was preceded in death by her mother, | ||||||
| 19 | Orpha Chrisman and her daughter, Darlene (the late Clair) | ||||||
| 20 | Rairigh; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Helen Heier is survived by her husband of 67 | ||||||
| 2 | years, James; her children, Steven (Barbara), Richard | ||||||
| 3 | (Patricia), and Diana; and her 16 grandchildren and 2 | ||||||
| 4 | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 7 | Helen Heier, and we extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 8 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 9 | further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the family of Helen Heier as expression of our | ||||||
| 12 | sincere condolences.
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