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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Barbara
4 Yurgaitis; and
 
5     WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Cary, Barbara Yurgaitis
6 served for the past sixteen years as a public health official
7 for McHenry County where she focused her efforts on disease
8 prevention and educational programs; and
 
9     WHEREAS, In 1974, she received a bachelor's degree from
10 Lewis University, where she majored in Spanish; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Ms. Yurgaitis joined the McHenry County Health
12 Department in 1988 after serving for many years as an educator
13 who taught English as a second language at McHenry County
14 College and supervising teachers learning to teach the class;
15 she also worked for the Illinois Migrant Council for a year in
16 the mid 1970s; and
 
17     WHEREAS, In 1994, she was in charge of the first state-
18 mandated program to identify health concerns in the county; the
19 task, repeated in 1999, required involvement with many
20 community groups; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Ms. Yurgaitis rose to become the administrative
22 manager for the department and coordinated all of its
23 employment, planning, and communication; and
 
24     WHEREAS, Barbara Yurgaitis imparts a legacy of
25 faithfulness, service, and dignity; her passing will be deeply
26 felt by many, especially her son, Peter; her two daughters,
27 Katie Hanus and Christie; her sister, Jann Patton; and her
28 grandson; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 mourn the death of Barbara Yurgaitis along with all who knew
4 and loved her and extend our sincere condolences to her family
5 and friends; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Barbara Yurgaitis as an expression
8 of our deepest sympathy.