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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 Norma Jean Oberholtzer, who passed away |
4 | | on August 4, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Norma Oberholtzer was born in Chicago to Carl and |
6 | | Elizabeth (Mungo) Franzo on March 15, 1939; she was educated in |
7 | | Pontiac schools and received her bachelor's and master's |
8 | | degrees from Illinois State University; she married Paul |
9 | | Gschwendtner in 1958 and Jack Oberholtzer in 1984; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, From 1980 to 2000, Norma Oberholtzer taught |
11 | | kindergarten, third, and fourth grades for the Pontiac Grade |
12 | | School district, where many students claimed her as their |
13 | | favorite teacher; from 2000 to 2009, she was an assistant |
14 | | instructional professor at Illinois State University; and |
15 | | WHEREAS, Norma Oberholtzer was deeply committed to the |
16 | | cultural, social, and economic growth of the communities where |
17 | | she lived; she served as a councilwoman for the city of |
18 | | Pontiac; she was a member of Rotary Club International, Young |
19 | | at Heartland, and the Girls Night Out Club; she supported the |
20 | | Bloomington Symphony Orchestra and was a member of the Eastview |
21 | | Christian Church in Bloomington; and |
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1 | | WHEREAS, Norma Oberholtzer played the piano, wrote plays, |
2 | | hosted a radio program, and was an avid tennis player; she also |
3 | | played bridge and Mahjong with friends and enjoyed spending |
4 | | time with her family; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Norma Oberholtzer was preceded in death by her |
6 | | first husband, Paul; her second husband, Jack; her son, Michael |
7 | | Gschwendtner; an infant son, Daniel; her parents; and her |
8 | | brother, Carl Franzo Jr.; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Norma Oberholtzer is survived by her daughters, |
10 | | Laura (Dan Ibrahim) Kelly and Mari Lynn (Rod) Hoselton; her |
11 | | daughter-in-law, Anita Gschwendtner; her sister, Arlene Moyer; |
12 | | her brothers, Gregory Franzo and Robert Franzo; her |
13 | | sister-in-law, Nanci Franzo; her grandchildren, Corey (Kara) |
14 | | Jones, Lindsay (Jeremy) Thompson, Andrew Hoselton, Bradley |
15 | | Hoselton, Ellie Gschwendtner, Kerry Gschwendtner, and Tracey |
16 | | Gschwendtner; her great-grandchildren, Ricky Bradley, Reggie |
17 | | Bradley, Brianna Bradley, Zoe Jones, and Lillie and Jase |
18 | | Thompson; and her great-nephew, Adam Lopez; therefore, be it
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19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
21 | | Norma Jean Oberholtzer, and extend our sincere condolences to |
22 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
23 | | further
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