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92_SR0124
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Margaret Scott, who passed away on March 15, 2001; and
5 WHEREAS, Margaret Scott was raised outside Pittsburgh,
6 Pennsylvania; she graduated in 1950 from Carlow College in
7 Pittsburgh; she began her teaching career in the Pittsburgh
8 area, where she taught high school mathematics; and
9 WHEREAS, After moving to Park Ridge, Illinois, Mrs. Scott
10 taught mathematics at Main East High School and attended
11 graduate courses at the Illinois Institute of Technology,
12 where she later received her master's degree in mathematics;
13 and
14 WHEREAS, Mrs. Scott joined the faculty as an associate
15 professor at Harper College in 1972; she retired as chair of
16 the college's mathematics department in 1994; and
17 WHEREAS, Mrs. Scott served on the board at St. Matthew
18 Lutheran Home in Park Ridge during the 1990s; she was also
19 involved with her parish in Park Ridge where she assisted the
20 music director occasionally by playing the organ or piano,
21 and in Pittsburgh where she was a full time organist; and
22 WHEREAS, The passing of Margaret Scott will be deeply
23 felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband,
24 Maurice; her daughters, Mary Margaret Scott, Elizabeth Lyons,
25 and Maura Scott Bland; her son, M. James Scott, Jr.; and her
26 two grandchildren; therefore, be it
27 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
28 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
29 all who knew her, the death of Margaret Scott of Park Ridge,
30 Illinois; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Margaret Scott with our sincere
3 condolences.