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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Margaret Stuart Hart of Lake Forest, who passed away on January 27, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Hart was born in Chicago to R. Douglas and Harriet McClure Stuart on January 3, 1922; she spent her early years in Lake Forest and attended the Bell School before attending Miss. Hall's School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts; after high school, she returned to Lake Forest and graduated from The University of Chicago in 1944; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Hart married Augustin S. "Gus" Hart Jr. in Lake Forest on April 11, 1942; they spent the early portion of their marriage on military bases in Louisiana and Georgia; Margaret returned to Lake Forest and completed her college degree when Gus was sent overseas; after World War II, they moved to Long Island, New York and then settled in Lake Forest in 1960; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Hart was always active, athletically and otherwise; she enjoyed traveling, tennis, ice skating, skiing, golf, and horseback riding; she golfed and rode horses until she was 94; she loved the outdoors, especially the Wyoming Rockies to which she travelled from age 6 to 96 to visit her family's ranch; in her teenage years, she hunted big game, fly fished, hiked, and rode extensively; she was happiest when riding her horse and exploring in the Clarks Fork Valley of Wyoming; she was a lifelong artist and drew her own Christmas cards starting at age 12; she loved making up plays and skits with her grandchildren and having costume parties; she had a wonderful sense of humor and fun; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Hart was active in the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest; she served for many years as trustee and board chair of the McCormick Theological Seminary; she was a life trustee of Lake Forest College and Lake Forest Open Lands; she was active in many civic and charitable organizations, including the school board, WTTW, the National Parks Conservation Association, the Cotton Bay Foundation in Eleuthera, Bahamas, and the Department of Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Armed Services; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Hart was active in Republican politics and served in many volunteer efforts and positions; she strongly supporting local, regional, state, and federal candidates throughout her life; she had strong views about what was right and wrong, but was always willing to listen to those who opposed her viewpoint and was never afraid to question those of her own party with whom she might disagree; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Hart was preceded in death by her, husband, Gus; her sisters, Anne Stuart Batchelder and Harriet Stuart Spencer; her brother, Robert D. Stuart Jr.; and her sons, Douglas Stuart Hart and Robert Dixon Hart; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Hart is survived by her daughters, Kathryn Hart (Robert) Lansing and Heather Hart (Walter) Goldstein; her son, Augustin S. (Becky) Hart III; her daughters-in-law, Harriet Corbett and Trenay Hart; her grandchildren, Stuart (Farley) Lansing, Sage Lansing (Austin) DePree, Gerrit (Christyn) Lansing, Philip Hart, Austin Hart, Abra Gasser, and Brandon, Nathanial, and Margot Goldstein; her sister-in law, Lillan Stuart; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous 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 Stuart Hart 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 Margaret Hart as an expression of our deepest sympathy.