SR0645 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Margaret Rose "Marge" (Ahern) Lorr, who passed away on August 14, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Marge Lorr was born to Hugh J. and Bernice Kerwin Ahern on June 19, 1936; she graduated from Trinity High School in River Forest; she graduated from the College of St. Teresa in Winona, Minnesota in 1958; and

WHEREAS, Marge Lorr was an active member of Holy Cross parish for 48 years, where she worked with many Catholic philanthropies, including the Christmas basket program for people in Waukegan; she was a room mother, a member of the school board, a den mother, and a member of the Friends of St. Malachy; she was involved with two prayer groups and the Christ Renews His Parish (C.H.R.P.) retreats; she was a Minister of Care and donated her time to many fundraising events; she received the Christifideles Award from the Archdiocese of Chicago in 2014; she was the recipient of the Village of Deerfield Humanitarian Award; and

WHEREAS, Marge Lorr was the beloved wife of James D. Lorr, the loving daughter of the late Hugh J. Ahern and Bernice Kerwin Ahern, the loving mother of Cathy (Eric) Hasenberg, Margaret (Mike) Lange, Mary (Martin) Gadek, Rose (Eric) Smyth, James, Michael (Dawn) Lorr, Robert (Nadia) Lorr, and Donald (Elizabeth Griffin) Lorr, the cherished grandmother of Tony, Melissa (Austin) Davies, Andy, Nicole, Michael, Margaret, Matthew, Erica, Kelly, Maria, Nicholas, Ronin, Daniel, Isabella, Luke, Francesca, and Maude, the great-grandmother of Timothy and Olivia, the dear sister of the late Hugh (Mary Kay), the late Jack (Marilyn), the late William (Helen), James (Sheila), Tom (Carole), and Frank (friend Kay), the cherished sister-in-law of Robert (the late Marion) and John (Barbara), and the fond aunt of many nieces and nephews; 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 Margaret Rose "Marge" (Ahern) Lorr 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 Marge Lorr as an expression of our deepest sympathy.