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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Helen Rumsa of Waukegan, who passed away
4on June 11, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Helen Rumsa was born to Frank and Anna Rumsa on
6June 10, 1924 and lived in Waukegan her entire life; she
7attended St. Bartholomew Grade School and graduated from
8Waukegan Township High School in 1942; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Helen Rumsa was quite proud of the fact that the
10owner of Bertrand Bowling Lanes noticed her exemplary math
11skills as her bowling team's record keeper and offered her a
12job as secretary/bookkeeper, a position she held for over 40
13years; prior to this, she was an executive secretary at
14American Steel & Wire Co in Waukegan; she also served as a
15board member and board secretary for the Bank of Waukegan; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Helen Rumsa was a member of St. Dismas and
17previously a member of St. Bartholomew, both in Waukegan; in
181979, she was chosen to carry the gifts to the altar when Pope
19John Paul II visited Chicago and said Mass in Grant Park; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Helen Rumsa was an avid golfer and bowler and
21competed in bowling tournaments in San Francisco, Reno, and Las

 

 

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1Vegas; she was a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs; she enjoyed
2traveling to Las Vegas with her brother and sister-in-law, and
3more recently, visiting casinos with her brother and sister;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, Helen Rumsa was preceded in death by her parents;
6her sister-in-law, Phyllis Rumsa; her niece, Mary Patricia; her
7great-nieces, Heather, Amy, and Anne Marie; and her
8great-great-niece, Riley; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Helen Rumsa is survived by her sister, Loretta
10Rumsa; her brother, James Rumsa; her nieces, LuAnn (George)
11Nelson), Julie (Larry) O'Brien, and Mary Oakes; her
12great-nieces and nephews, Katie, Erin (Josh), Andy (Meg),
13Brian, Kevin (Jillian), and DJ; and her great-great-niece,
14Blakely; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
17Helen Rumsa and extend our sincere condolences to her family,
18friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the family of Helen Rumsa as an expression of our
21deepest sympathy.