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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 Mary Elizabeth Jeske, who passed away |
| 4 | | on March 1, 2022 at the age of 39; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Elizabeth Jeske was born to Joe and Trish |
| 6 | | Duffy in Western Springs on June 8, 1982; she attended St. John |
| 7 | | of the Cross Grade School; as a child, she played basketball, |
| 8 | | practiced Irish step-dancing, mowed the yard, and enjoyed |
| 9 | | Lemonhead candy; during high school, she made money as a |
| 10 | | babysitter and worked at a local bakery; she studied education |
| 11 | | at John Carroll University; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mary Elizabeth Jeske was a devoted kindergarten |
| 13 | | teacher at Seventh Avenue Elementary School in La Grange; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mary Elizabeth Jeske carried a big purse filled |
| 15 | | with goodies, including Cheez-Its for children, and she always |
| 16 | | seemed to know the right time and age to thrill a child with a |
| 17 | | gift of Legos or Magna-Tiles; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mary Elizabeth Jeske loved heirlooms and inline |
| 19 | | skates; she treasured her grandmother's old furniture and fur |
| 20 | | coat; she also loved being invited to events, and she readily |
| 21 | | accepted offers to a sports game or a day out; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mary Elizabeth Jeske, who always greeted people |
| 2 | | with a kiss on the cheek, will be remembered for her |
| 3 | | thoughtful, kind, patient, and very outgoing nature; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Mary Elizabeth Jeske was the wife of James |
| 5 | | "Jimmy" Jeske; the mother of James Henry "Harry" Jeske; the |
| 6 | | daughter of Joe and Trish Duffy; the sister of Joe (C.C.) Duffy |
| 7 | | and Jack (Maggie) Duffy; the daughter-in-law of Jerome and |
| 8 | | Grace Jeske; the sister-in-law of Bob (Mary) Jeske, Mark |
| 9 | | Jeske, Carole (Lenny) Mandro, Mary (Ray) Schwarz, Joanne |
| 10 | | (John) Rogus, Patty Benker, Kathy Jeske, Matt (Meghan) Jeske, |
| 11 | | and Dan (Jennifer) Jeske; and the aunt of Coco, Finn, Eloise, |
| 12 | | Tom, Michael, Joey, Johnny, Blake, David, Jake, Samantha, |
| 13 | | Emmett, Jack, Emersyn, and Makenzie; 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 |
| 16 | | Mary Elizabeth Jeske and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Mary Elizabeth Jeske as an |
| 21 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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