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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 Arbutus Dale "Arb" Swanson of Wauconda, |
4 | | who passed away on March 24, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Arb Swanson was born in a house on Main Street in |
6 | | Wauconda to Harry Lee and Isabelle Alice (Geary) Grantham on |
7 | | May 16, 1919; she grew up in a multi-generational household, |
8 | | always living with or next door to her paternal grandparents; |
9 | | she graduated from Wauconda High School in 1937 and married |
10 | | Edward Claus Swanson in Port Washington, Wisconsin on September |
11 | | 18, 1939; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Arb Swanson was a fixture of Wauconda; she was the |
13 | | recipient of Wauconda's Mayor's Community Service Award in |
14 | | 2006; her many years of community service included volunteering |
15 | | for the Salvation Army's Donut Day, Easter Seals, Poppy |
16 | | Days/American Legion, the March of Dimes, the American Cancer |
17 | | Society, the Wauconda Care Center Nursing Home, the Girls |
18 | | Scouts of America, the Wauconda Seniors Club, and the Federated |
19 | | Church of Wauconda; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Arb Swanson lived a life dedicated to her family, |
21 | | her church, her community, and the service of others; and
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