Bill Text: IL SR0743 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Mary Catherine (Bloze) Thing of Des Plaines.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-02-08 - Resolution Adopted [SR0743 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0743-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Mary Catherine (Bloze) Thing of Des | ||||||
| 4 | Plaines, who passed away on January 17, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mary Thing was born to Michael and Marie Bloze in | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago on January 8, 1928; she was raised in Chicago, | ||||||
| 7 | graduating from Knickerbocker Grammar School in 1942 and | ||||||
| 8 | Waller High School in 1946; she married C. Wayne Thing on | ||||||
| 9 | October 2, 1948, and they moved to Des Plaines in 1958, where | ||||||
| 10 | they raised their three children; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Mary Thing worked at Montgomery Ward on Chicago | ||||||
| 12 | Avenue from 1946 until the birth of her first child in 1954; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Mary Thing was an at-home mother who also spent | ||||||
| 15 | much of her time volunteering; she delivered Meals on Wheels | ||||||
| 16 | for over 40 years; she began volunteering for the Tourette | ||||||
| 17 | Syndrome Association in 1978, serving the organization for | ||||||
| 18 | over 30 years; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Mary Thing was a very active member of St Mary's | ||||||
| 20 | Church in Des Plaines, belonging to the church's Altar and | ||||||
| 21 | Rosary Society since 1960; she was also a member of the Des | ||||||
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| 1 | Plaines History Center, where she enjoyed helping with | ||||||
| 2 | mailings; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Mary Thing was preceded in death by her husband | ||||||
| 4 | of 56 years, C. Wayne Thing, and her brother, Michael; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mary Thing is survived by her children, Wayne | ||||||
| 6 | (Pamela) Thing, James (Monica) Thing, and Dianne (Kurt) Kuehn; | ||||||
| 7 | seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren, with a | ||||||
| 8 | sixth on the way; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Mary Catherine (Bloze) Thing and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 12 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 13 | her; and be it further
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