Bill Text: IL SR0428 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jennifer Zorn-Sargent of Wheeling.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR0428 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0428-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 Jennifer M. Zorn-Sargent of Wheeling, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on April 12, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jennifer Zorn-Sargent attended Conant High | ||||||
6 | School, where she was inspired by longtime English and theater | ||||||
7 | teacher Julie Nelson; she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English | ||||||
8 | and Theater from Eastern Illinois University and a master's | ||||||
9 | degree in reading from Roosevelt University; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Jennifer Zorn-Sargent was a National Board | ||||||
11 | Certified Teacher and a passionate educator with a heart for | ||||||
12 | English Language learners and those in need of reading help; | ||||||
13 | she began her career at Fremd and Bartlett high schools; she | ||||||
14 | began teaching English at Wheeling High School in 2003; at | ||||||
15 | Wheeling, her biggest impact was in speech and theater; she | ||||||
16 | directed some of its most popular musicals and empowered her | ||||||
17 | students to succeed through the fine and performing arts; she | ||||||
18 | served as moderator of the National Honor Society, as freshman | ||||||
19 | class sponsor for student council, and as coach of the speech | ||||||
20 | team; and
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21 | WHEREAS, At the district level, Jennifer Zorn-Sargent | ||||||
22 | served as a leader for SAT and curricular workshops, as well as |
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1 | on the District 214 calendar committee and as a union | ||||||
2 | representative for faculty and staff; she also mentored many | ||||||
3 | student teachers; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Jennifer Zorn-Sargent was a caring, loving, and | ||||||
5 | diligent mother; she helped manage her children's schedules as | ||||||
6 | members of the Cub Scouts, hockey teams, softball teams, and | ||||||
7 | soccer teams, often becoming a manager or team mom; she was an | ||||||
8 | avid fan of Chicago sports, attending many Bears, Blackhawks, | ||||||
9 | Cubs, and Schaumburg Boomers games; she will be remembered for | ||||||
10 | her support, her positivity, and her kindness; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Jennifer Zorn-Sargent was the loving wife of John | ||||||
12 | C. Sargent III, the cherished mother of John Carter Sargent IV | ||||||
13 | and Kaileigh Anne Sargent, the dearest daughter of Fred and | ||||||
14 | Nancy Zorn, the dear sister of Matthew Joseph (Stacy) Zorn, the | ||||||
15 | loving goddaughter of Bill and Linda Edwards, and the fond | ||||||
16 | niece, aunt, cousin, and friend to many; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
19 | Jennifer M. Zorn-Sargent and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
20 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
21 | further
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22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to the family of Jennifer Zorn-Sargent as an | ||||||
2 | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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