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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sheila H. |
| 4 | | Schultz of Wheeling; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, A Wheeling resident for more than 65 years, Sheila |
| 6 | | Schultz was elected as a village trustee in 1979 and became the |
| 7 | | first female village president in 1981; she served as village |
| 8 | | president for 16 years; she led Wheeling through a number of |
| 9 | | pivotal decisions that continue to define the village, |
| 10 | | including the purchase of the Palwaukee Airport; she loved |
| 11 | | Wheeling and its citizens and was the true definition of a |
| 12 | | public servant; she worked toward a more equitable environment |
| 13 | | for all residents, dedicating her focus to forming a human |
| 14 | | rights commission and a senior commission;
during her tenure, |
| 15 | | Wheeling also created its first senior center, joined |
| 16 | | first-of-their-kind joint municipal organizations the |
| 17 | | Northwest Water Commission and the Solid Waste Agency of |
| 18 | | Northern Cook County, and constructed a new and modernized |
| 19 | | Metra train station to help residents more easily commute |
| 20 | | between the suburbs and Chicago; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Sheila Schultz served as the president of the |
| 22 | | Northwest Municipal Conference and was active in the senior |
| 23 | | center and the historical society; she was also active with the |
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| 1 | | Northwest Water Commission and many other committees; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Sheila Schultz will be remembered as a highly |
| 3 | | regarded leader and mentor to many; she loved her Tri Phi |
| 4 | | friends dearly and had a true heart of service; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sheila Schultz was the beloved wife of the late |
| 6 | | Robert Schultz; the loving mother of Kathy (Tom Hedlin) Ryg, |
| 7 | | Richard (Marilyn Melton) Schultz, Daniel Schultz, LeeAnn (Al) |
| 8 | | Ali, Dirk Schultz, and the late Ted and Peter Schultz; the dear |
| 9 | | grandmother of Jeff (Heather), Melissa (Lucas), Derek |
| 10 | | (Jillian), Karyn (Steve), Lindsay (Eoghan), Erin (Kain), Blake |
| 11 | | (Sheena), Alyssa (Mike), and Sophia; the great-grandmother of |
| 12 | | Isla, Sabrina, Leah, Jack, Alice, Eleanor, Thomas, George, |
| 13 | | Kennedy, Gavin, Griffin, Jackson, Camie, Maeve, and Hunter; the |
| 14 | | fond sister of Lori (Ed) Schultz, the late Sally Hogan, and Tom |
| 15 | | (Pat) Hogan; and aunt, cousin, and friend of many; therefore, |
| 16 | | be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 18 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 19 | | we mourn the passing of Sheila H. Schultz and extend our |
| 20 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew |
| 21 | | and loved her; and be it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |