Bill Text: IL HR0055 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Miriam B. Fry of Naperville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0055 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0055-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Miriam B. | ||||||
4 | Fry of Naperville, who passed away on January 17, 2011; and
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5 | WHEREAS, She was born March 22, 1917 in Wheeling; she was a | ||||||
6 | 1935 graduate of Arlington Heights High School and a 1939 | ||||||
7 | graduate of North Central College in Naperville, where she | ||||||
8 | received a Bachelor's degree in English; after college, Miriam | ||||||
9 | moved to Detroit, Michigan, where her husband, Arthur, worked | ||||||
10 | for General Motors; and
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11 | WHEREAS, After her husband passed away in 1945, the family | ||||||
12 | turned to Naperville; she started working at the Nichols | ||||||
13 | Library in the late 40's; she proudly served as Library | ||||||
14 | Director at Nichols Library from 1950-1984, a tenure which saw | ||||||
15 | tremendous growth for the library; she was later honored with | ||||||
16 | the establishment of The Miriam B. Fry Reading Room, which is | ||||||
17 | located in the new library; and
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18 | WHEREAS, She was a member of the Naperville Women's Club, | ||||||
19 | the American Association of University Women (AAUW), PEO (the | ||||||
20 | Philanthropic Educational Organization), and a longtime active | ||||||
21 | member of Grace United Methodist Church in Naperville; and
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1 | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur | ||||||
2 | S. Fry, whom she married June 1, 1940 at Grace Evangelical | ||||||
3 | Church in Naperville; and her parents, Ira and Ada Bubert; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Miriam Fry is survived by her sons, Gary (Mary | ||||||
5 | Beth) Fry and Dr. James (Janet) Fry; her grandchildren, Deborah | ||||||
6 | (Gregory) Marten, Douglas (Kathryn) Fry, Catherine (Justin) | ||||||
7 | Brinkman, Carolyn (Stuart) Naylor, Scott (Kim) Fry, and Steven | ||||||
8 | Fry; her great-grandchildren, Andrew, Evan, and Max Marten, | ||||||
9 | Lucy, Stella, and Charlie Fry, Joshua, Kyle, and Ted Brinkman, | ||||||
10 | Evan Fry, and Ally Fry; her brother, Rollin (Jeanne) Bubert; | ||||||
11 | and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
13 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we mourn, along with her family, friends, and people of the | ||||||
15 | community, the passing of Miriam Fry; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Miriam Fry as a symbol of our | ||||||
18 | sincere sympathy.
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