Bill Text: IL SR0328 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Eleanor Karin Seegren.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0328 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0328-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Eleanor Karin Seegren, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | November 29, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Eleanor Seegren was born in Chicago on November | ||||||
| 6 | 16, 1929 and graduated from Roosevelt High School; she attended | ||||||
| 7 | Wright Junior College and earned a teaching degree; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Eleanor Seegren taught elementary school; she was | ||||||
| 9 | a third grade teacher at Spring Bluff Elementary in Winthrop | ||||||
| 10 | Harbor and an art teacher at Our Lady of Humility Catholic | ||||||
| 11 | School; she worked as a substitute teacher for several Lake | ||||||
| 12 | County school districts until the age of 79; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Eleanor Seegren served as activity director at | ||||||
| 14 | Crown Manor Nursing Home in Zion, Terrace Nursing Home in | ||||||
| 15 | Waukegan, and Sheridan Health Care Center in Zion; she was also | ||||||
| 16 | a caseworker for the Illinois Department of Public Aid and a | ||||||
| 17 | childcare referral counselor for the YWCA in Waukegan; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Eleanor Seegren and her husband attended Immanuel | ||||||
| 19 | Baptist Church in Waukegan and then helped establish the Bonnie | ||||||
| 20 | Brook Baptist Church; she was involved with the Child | ||||||
| 21 | Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) and hosted a Good News Club in her | ||||||
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| 1 | home for neighborhood children; she served on the local CEF | ||||||
| 2 | committee and eventually became director of the Northeast | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois CEF chapter; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Eleanor Seegren used her creative skills to make | ||||||
| 5 | specialty craft items for teaching children and was known for | ||||||
| 6 | the kitchen Tidy Towels she designed; she was also known for | ||||||
| 7 | her cheerful greetings and engaging conversations; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Eleanor Seegren was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 9 | parents; her husband of 58 years, Walter R. Seegren; her | ||||||
| 10 | brother, Stanley; and her sister, Ruth; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Eleanor Seegren is survived by her daughter, Kris | ||||||
| 12 | Seegren, and her sons, Randy and Ken (Janet) Seegren; | ||||||
| 13 | therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 16 | Eleanor Karin Seegren and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 17 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Eleanor Seegren as an expression of | ||||||
| 21 | our deepest sympathy.
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