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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 Mary Ann
Eckstein of Boulder, Colorado, | ||||||
| 4 | formerly of Oak Park and Wheaton, on June 8, 2018 at
the age of | ||||||
| 5 | 81; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Mary Ann Eckstein was born on April 12, 1937 in | ||||||
| 7 | Chicago to Anna and Andrew
Miller, the youngest and only | ||||||
| 8 | daughter of their four children; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Mary Ann Eckstein attended St. Mary's Catholic | ||||||
| 10 | High School, where she made lifelong
best friends who called | ||||||
| 11 | themselves "Marybelles"; she received her bachelor's degree | ||||||
| 12 | and master's degree in teaching and taught for over 25 years in | ||||||
| 13 | Oak Park Elementary School District 97; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Mary Ann Eckstein had a love for learning and | ||||||
| 15 | creative teaching methods that are
carried on by the teachers | ||||||
| 16 | she mentored and the students that she inspired; she continued | ||||||
| 17 | to teach
memory courses for adults at Triton College after her | ||||||
| 18 | retirement from District 97; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Mary Ann Eckstein was a very active member in the | ||||||
| 20 | St. Giles Family Mass
Community, where she welcomed new | ||||||
| 21 | members, edited "The Vineyard" newsletter and used her love of
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| 1 | puzzles and games to help plan the yearly treasure hunt; she | ||||||
| 2 | was known to be a loving and
supportive friend to many; she had | ||||||
| 3 | a sense of humor beyond compare and an abiding sense of
care | ||||||
| 4 | for those around her; she was a dedicated supporter of the Oak | ||||||
| 5 | Park Education
Foundation; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Mary Ann Eckstein learned to swim at the age of | ||||||
| 7 | 67, so she could play in Lake
Michigan with her grandchildren; | ||||||
| 8 | she "never ceased to be amazed by the beauty of the orange
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| 9 | sherbet sunset over Lake Michigan" and enjoyed her many years | ||||||
| 10 | and the good times had in
Union Pier; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Mary Ann Eckstein was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 12 | husband, Tom, her parents, and her
brothers, Larry, Ray, and | ||||||
| 13 | Robert; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Mary Ann Eckstein is survived by her children, | ||||||
| 15 | Henry, Anne, and Liz, and her
grandchildren, Jady and Amy | ||||||
| 16 | Laura; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 19 | Mary Ann Eckstein and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 20 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 21 | further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the family of Mary Ann Eckstein as an expression | ||||||
| 3 | of our deepest sympathy.
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