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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of
Mary Jean Roush of Downers Grove, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on March 16, 2008; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mary Jean Roush was born as Mary Jean Willman on | ||||||
| 6 | September 10, 1924 in Owosso, Michigan; she met her future | ||||||
| 7 | husband, Roy Roush, at Michigan State University; they were | ||||||
| 8 | married in 1946 at her family's summer cottage on Mullett Lake | ||||||
| 9 | in northern Michigan; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Mary Jean Roush attended Michigan State | ||||||
| 11 | University and was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Mary Jean Roush had an illustrious career as a | ||||||
| 13 | kindergarten teacher in the Downers Grove District, teaching at | ||||||
| 14 | both Lincoln and Hillcrest Elementary Schools; she was awarded | ||||||
| 15 | a Teacher of the Year designation in 1982 in recognition of her | ||||||
| 16 | work; she often stated that she loved teaching kindergarten | ||||||
| 17 | because the children wore their hearts on their sleeves; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Mary Jean Roush spent her summers at her beloved | ||||||
| 19 | cottage on Mullett Lake, Michigan; she loved the local flora | ||||||
| 20 | and wildlife, and when she arrived at the beginning of each | ||||||
| 21 | summer, the birds and animals always appeared as if to welcome | ||||||
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| 1 | her; she regularly attended concerts at Bay View in Petoskey | ||||||
| 2 | and supported several local charities, including the Little | ||||||
| 3 | Traverse Conservancy; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Mary Jean Roush was an active member of the First | ||||||
| 5 | United Methodist Church in Downers Grove; she participated in | ||||||
| 6 | J.O.Y. (Jesus, Others, and Yourself) as a young adult and later | ||||||
| 7 | attended Young at Heart meetings; she forged many friendships | ||||||
| 8 | within the church and particularly appreciated the talents of | ||||||
| 9 | the musicians and various choirs, including the bell choirs; | ||||||
| 10 | and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Mary Jean Roush enjoyed music and playing the | ||||||
| 12 | piano; she was known for her artistic flair and her creative | ||||||
| 13 | Halloween costumes; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Mary Jean Roush always kept her home open to her | ||||||
| 15 | family and friends; the family hosted an exchange student from | ||||||
| 16 | South Africa, Marie Von Straaten, who remains a close-knit part | ||||||
| 17 | of the family; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Mary Jean Roush is survived by her sister, Dorothy | ||||||
| 19 | Lausten; her daughters, Susan Devick and Martha Winchell; her | ||||||
| 20 | granddaughters, Dr. Jennifer LaBonte, Erin Winchell Koval, | ||||||
| 21 | Samantha Devick, Ashley Devick, and Lindsay Devick; and her | ||||||
| 22 | triplet great-grandchildren, Luke, Cecilia, and Jillian | ||||||
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| 1 | LaBonte; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Mary Jean Roush will be remembered by all who knew | ||||||
| 3 | and loved her for her love of family and children; therefore, | ||||||
| 4 | be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 7 | her family and friends, the passing of Mary Jean Roush; and be | ||||||
| 8 | it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to the family of Mary Jean Roush as an expression of | ||||||
| 11 | our sympathy.
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