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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Janice "Jan" Boess Geist, a longtime |
| 4 | | resident of Des Plaines, who passed away on January 7, 2023; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist was born to Murray and Phillipine |
| 7 | | Boess in Evanston on October 14, 1935; she graduated from |
| 8 | | Evanston High School and then married Walter Geist; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist worked as a graphic arts designer |
| 10 | | for many years at the Des Plaines Journal and later at the |
| 11 | | Contemporary Publishing Group in Chicago; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Jan Boess Geist enjoyed |
| 13 | | volunteering at the Des Plaines Public Library, where she |
| 14 | | joined the Friends of the Library group, assisted with the |
| 15 | | annual used book sales, and helped others learn how to read in |
| 16 | | their ESL classes; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist was actively engaged in the First |
| 18 | | United Methodist Church in Des Plaines and was on many |
| 19 | | leadership committees over the years; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist was an avid music lover and had |
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| 1 | | season tickets throughout her life for the Lyric Opera of |
| 2 | | Chicago; one of her fondest memories was meeting Luciano |
| 3 | | Pavarotti and getting his autograph; she was a world traveler, |
| 4 | | but one of her favorite places to spend time was in Colorado; |
| 5 | | she was a dedicated Chicago Cubs fan her entire life; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist was preceded in death by her |
| 7 | | parents; her brothers, Murray and Eugene; her sister, Barbara; |
| 8 | | and her former spouse, Walter; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jan Boess Geist is survived by her children, |
| 10 | | Walter (Peggy), David (Debora), Richard (Bridgett), and Steven |
| 11 | | (Ray); her grandchildren, Jason, Natalie, Carrie, Zachary, and |
| 12 | | Sarah; her great-grandchildren, Evelyn, Lucy, and Naomi; and |
| 13 | | her dear friend, Joanne Maresso; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 16 | | Janice "Jan" Boess Geist and extend our sincere
condolences to |
| 17 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it |
| 18 | | further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 20 | | presented to the family of Jan Boess Geist as an expression of
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| 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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