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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to commend Sister Nancy Ulrich for her
4more than 60 years of ministering to others and especially her
5service to the Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Aurora for
6the past 50 years; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Sister Nancy Ulrich was raised in Naperville; she
8was received into the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1956;
9she earned her bachelor's degree from Alverno College in
10Milwaukee, Wisconsin and her master's degree from Mundelein
11College in Chicago; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Sister Nancy Ulrich began her career as a teacher
13and church organist at three other parish schools in Wisconsin
14and Illinois in 1958, where she primarily taught fourth grade;
15she came to Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Aurora to teach
16seventh and eighth grade Language Arts in 1971; she became a
17part of the CCD program and the music ministry, where she
18served as an organist at many Masses; she became department
19head of the upper grades of the school; she ascended to the
20assistant principal position and then principal of Our Lady of
21Good Counsel School; she retired as principal in 1999; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Sister Nancy Ulrich became the director of

 

 

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1Religious Education at St. Irene's Catholic Church in
2Warrenville in 2000, where she served for 17 years; during her
3tenure, she helped other ministries, such as providing
4sacramental preparation for children; she also participated in
5a religious sabbatical in San Antonio, Texas; she retired in
62017; and
 
7    WHEREAS, In retirement, Sister Nancy Ulrich has remained
8active in many of the parish ministries, including baptismal
9preparation, helping the sacristans with their duties, and
10singing in the choir; she has also served as a volunteer
11English as a Second Language tutor at the Dominican Literacy
12Center in Aurora; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Sister Nancy Ulrich will be moving to the Sacred
14Heart Convent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
16HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17we commend Sister Nancy Ulrich on her more than 60 years of
18ministering to others, including her 50 years of service to
19the Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Aurora, and we recognize
20her commitment and dedication to the parishioners and
21students; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to Sister Nancy Ulrich as an expression of our
2esteem and respect.