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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Martha "Marti" Morrow-Vojacek of 
4Chicago, who passed away on June 20, 2021, which was her 85th 
5birthday; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek, alongside her family, lived 
7in different locations in New England throughout her 
8childhood; she was a piano student since childhood; she 
9attended high school and Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, 
10and she met her first husband, Robert Morrow, at the latter; 
11they moved to Hyde Park in Chicago in 1957; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek was a singer in the 
13Disciples of Christ church choir; upon meeting her second 
14husband, Joe Vojacek, she became involved with the performing 
15arts at the University of Chicago; she sang with and sewed 
16costumes for the university's Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta 
17Company; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek earned her Bachelor of Arts 
19and Master of Arts in English Literature from Roosevelt 
20University in Chicago; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek worked as an administrative 
 
 
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1assistant for the University of Chicago Divinity School and 
2International House for 20 years before retiring in 1998; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek was a baker, a reader, a 
4cinephile, a quilter, and a crossword puzzle player in 
5retirement; she shared her husband's passion for collecting 
6antiques, and they traveled together to find perfect pieces; 
7she enjoyed visiting her daughters, and one of her favorite 
8memories was a 3-week trip to Vienna, Austria in 1989; she also 
9enjoyed sharing her favorite recipes with her daughters; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek moved to Oak Park in 2004, 
11where attending her grandsons' school plays became her 
12newfound passion; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Marti Morrow-Vojacek is survived by her husband 
14of 38 years, Joe Vojacek; her daughters, Deborah (the late 
15Phillip Kaldon), Rebecca, and Lisa (Benjamin Weinberg); and 
16her grandsons, Elias and Leo Morrow Weinberg; therefore, be it
  
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
19Martha "Marti" Morrow-Vojacek and extend our sincere 
20condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
21her; and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2presented to the family of Marti Morrow-Vojacek as an 
3expression of our deepest sympathy.