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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 Linda J. Bourke Hilbert of |
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| Elmhurst on Thursday, January 20, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born in Oak Park, raised in Elmhurst, and |
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| graduated from York Community High School after which she |
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| received some nursing training; she then took an office |
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| position at Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, where she stayed |
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| for 10 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Nearly 30 years ago, she married Richard Hilbert |
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| and the couple started a janitorial cleaning service called |
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| Rulirist Enterprises in Addison; although she did not graduate |
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| from nursing school, she wanted to use some of the skills she |
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| had learned and took care of elderly individuals in their |
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| homes; and
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| WHEREAS, Through much of her adult life, Mrs. Hilbert was |
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| involved in Democratic party politics; when she was elected to |
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| the DuPage County Board in 2000, she was the first Democrat |
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| elected to that board since the 1980s, and one of only a |
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| handful since the Civil War; she served on the County Board for |
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| a two-year term; instead of taking on an adversarial role, Mrs. |
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| Hilbert worked with her counterparts on the board; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Hilbert had a lifelong passion for preserving |
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| and protecting the environment; she was a people person and was |
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| well-liked; she deeply cared for the residents of DuPage |
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| County, especially for senior citizens and kids; she was an |
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| advocate for many; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Linda J. Bourke Hilbert has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially her husband, Richard Hilbert; |
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| her brother, Steven Bourke; and her mother, Ruth Bourke; |