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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
Nathalia Field Holland of Evanston, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on January 6, 2011; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Nathalia Holland was born on February 18, 1908, in | ||||||
| 6 | Omaha, Nebraska; her parents were Herbert H. and Margaret | ||||||
| 7 | Larkin Field; she married William M. Holland in 1940; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Nathalia Holland had a long and distinguished | ||||||
| 9 | career in journalism; at the age of 14, she began reporting for | ||||||
| 10 | the Omaha World-Herald, where she covered events at Omaha's | ||||||
| 11 | Central High School while she attended school there; she | ||||||
| 12 | continued to pursue her love of writing in college, graduating | ||||||
| 13 | with a journalism degree from the University of Nebraska in | ||||||
| 14 | 1931; she was also active in the Gamma Phi Beta sorority; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, After graduating from college, Nathalia Holland | ||||||
| 16 | began a successful career at Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph | ||||||
| 17 | Co., where she worked in the publicity department as an editor | ||||||
| 18 | and copywriter;
she quickly worked her way up to her position | ||||||
| 19 | as an advertising copywriter and scriptwriter for the popular | ||||||
| 20 | radio variety show "The Singing Philosopher" on radio station | ||||||
| 21 | KFAB in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she wrote material for host | ||||||
| 22 | Lyle DeMoss; she also did freelance advertising for the House | ||||||
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| 1 | of Bauer Chocolate Company and public relations for the Bauer | ||||||
| 2 | Drug Store Company during this time; after getting married, she | ||||||
| 3 | and her husband settled in Evanston, where they spent the rest | ||||||
| 4 | of their lives; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Nathalia Holland was a member of the Nebraska | ||||||
| 6 | Writers Guild and the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston; | ||||||
| 7 | and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Nathalia Holland was the wife of the late William | ||||||
| 9 | M. Holland; the mother of Marsha F. and William W. Holland; the | ||||||
| 10 | sister of the late Herbert H., Jr., Marshall E., and Bradley C. | ||||||
| 11 | Field; the aunt of Bradley (Bernice) Field and Don (Barbara) | ||||||
| 12 | Field; the great aunt of Curt (Launie), Lawrence, Nancy, Gary | ||||||
| 13 | (Jennifer), Russell, James (Jean), and Peter Field and Hayley | ||||||
| 14 | (Michael) Nunn; she is also survived by her long time | ||||||
| 15 | caregiver, Maria (John) Pyrak; and her devoted friends, Nancy | ||||||
| 16 | Crane, Judy Ide, and Lisa Russell; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 19 | her family and friends, the passing of Nathalia Field Holland; | ||||||
| 20 | and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to the family of Nathalia Holland as an expression of | ||||||
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| 1 | our sympathy.
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