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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Helene M. |
4 | | Bartz, who passed away on June 21, 2012; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Helene Bartz was born in Elgin, North Dakota, in |
6 | | 1925; her parents were Henry and Marie Engelhardt; she married |
7 | | the Rev. Dr. Robert Otto Bartz in 1946; together, they had 2 |
8 | | children, Robert and Susan; he passed away in 1983; in 1989, |
9 | | she married Joseph Kubik; he passed away in 2010; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, In 1957, Helene Bartz moved with her first husband |
11 | | to Arlington Heights, where she served as a teacher at St. |
12 | | Peter Lutheran School for 27 years; in 1965, she earned her |
13 | | bachelor's degree in primary education and secondary music from |
14 | | Concordia University; in 2002, she retired to Naples, Florida; |
15 | | and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Helene Bartz began her teaching career in a |
17 | | one-room schoolhouse in Elgin, North Dakota; while there, she |
18 | | took a particular interest in 3 of her students who were |
19 | | loners, but also intellectually and artistically gifted; after |
20 | | her tenure at St. Peter, she founded 2 schools for the gifted |
21 | | in the Chicago area, Quest Academy (formerly The Creative |
22 | | Children's Academy) in Palatine and The Science and Arts |
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1 | | Academy in Des Plaines; these organizations were and continue |
2 | | to be dedicated to the premise that giftedness needs to be |
3 | | nurtured in a safe, supportive environment to be transformed |
4 | | into extraordinary talents; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Helene Bartz served as a Master Coordinator in the |
6 | | Shaklee Corporation for 43 years and dedicated her life to |
7 | | helping others through nutrition and education; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Helene Bartz was the co-author of "The |
9 | | Exceptionally Gifted Child"; and |
10 | | WHEREAS, In 1982, Helene Bartz was named "Woman of the |
11 | | Year" by the Chicago Tribune; in 1992, she was awarded an |
12 | | honorary doctorate from Concordia University for her |
13 | | contribution to the study of gifted education; she was the |
14 | | recipient of the 1994 Shaklee Community Caretaker Award, a |
15 | | national award for community volunteers; she was also honored |
16 | | as the Founder of Quest at their graduation in 2012 and gave an |
17 | | inspirational message of hope and gratitude; and |
18 | | WHEREAS, Helene Bartz is survived by her daughter, Susan |
19 | | Bartz Paschal, and her fiance, James M. Herrick; her son, Rev. |
20 | | Robert O. Bartz Jr., and his wife, Lindy Sue Luster Bartz; her |
21 | | grandchildren, Luke, David, Jenni, BJ, Rachel, Andy and his |
22 | | wife, Meghan, Phillip and his fiancee, Victoria, Steven, and |
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1 | | Peter and his wife, Jennifer; her 4 great-grandchildren; and |
2 | | her sisters, Gertrude Wiechman and Ruth Reim; therefore, be it
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3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
4 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
5 | | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of |
6 | | Helene M. Bartz; and be it further
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7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
8 | | presented to the family of Helene Bartz as an expression of our |
9 | | sympathy.
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