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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Mildred Christensen on |
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| August 14, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mildred was born on a farm in Libertyville on |
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| October 6, 1921 to Joseph and Kazmira Balonis; she graduated |
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| from Waukegan High School in 1939; she worked at the Ship |
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| Service Department at Great Lakes Naval Training Center in the |
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| 1940s; she was a volunteer for the Red Cross during World War |
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| II; and
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| WHEREAS, On April 30, 1947, she married John Christensen, a |
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| Purple Heart veteran; they had four children; and
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| WHEREAS, She worked for over 30 years for Waukegan Township |
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| and Lake County; from 1950 to 1963, she worked for various |
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| offices, including the Board of Review, Supervisor of |
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| Assessments, and the Lake County Treasurer's office; in 1963, |
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| she worked for the Waukegan Township Assessor's Office as a |
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| secretary for Francis "Pat" Corrigan and, in 1973, the Waukegan |
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| Township Board appointed her "First Woman" as assessor to |
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| finish the term of Pat Corrigan; in 1974, she worked for the |
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| Lake County Treasurer's Office and she retired in 1983; and
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| WHEREAS, After retiring, Mildred was a volunteer worker for |
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| Meals on Wheels; she enjoyed spending her retirement with her |
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| family and friends; she especially enjoyed watching her |
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| grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, John |
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| Christensen, who passed away in 1998, and by her son, John |
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| Christensen, Jr., who passed away in 1982; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mildred Christensen will be felt by |