SR0108 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Judith A. Lamping Jolie, who passed away on November 20, 2018 at the age of 76; and

WHEREAS, Judith Jolie was born on September 13, 1942; she graduated from St. Scholastica High School in Chicago in 1960; in 1964, she graduated from Rosary College in River Forest; and

WHEREAS, Judith Jolie served with the international humanitarian agency Catholic Relief Services in South America; she then returned to Oak Park, where she worked as a preschool and kindergarten teacher at Pilgrim Nursery School and on Chicago's West Side for over 30 years; she loved to read Stone Soup and Make Way for Ducklings to children and was known as a "baby whisperer" whose smile and wit could light up any room; and

WHEREAS, Judith Jolie and her husband, Thomas, lived in the same house in Oak Park for over 50 years; she made friends feel like family, organized block parties that made Christmas the "second-best day of the year," hosted well-stocked water balloon fights, and knew every kid's nickname; she spread joy through her endless conversations with passersby; and

WHEREAS, Judith Jolie was friends with three generations of Oak Park neighbors, who recall her commitment to social justice and educational equality; she was an intuitive cook and shared her love of tradition by making Christmas Eve cream of mushroom and French onion soup in Nonny's pot; and

WHEREAS, Judith Jolie was the wife of Thomas, the mother of Sarah, Charles (Liz Keating), and Angela (Daniel Morillo) Jolie, the grandmother of Sarah, Kate, and Grace Jolie and Sofia and Joaquin Morillo, the special grandma of Elanor and Otto Huber, the sister of Barbara and Mary Jo Lamping, Betsy (the late James) Sklena, and her late twin brother, James Lamping, and the cousin, aunt, and great-aunt of many; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Judith A. Lamping Jolie and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Judith Jolie as an expression of our deepest sympathy.