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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 Sondra | ||||||
| 4 | Lea Hecox of St. Charles, who passed away on March 19, 2016; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox was born in Clarion, Iowa to Irvin | ||||||
| 7 | and Freda Harmon on August 28,
1936; she attended Iowa State | ||||||
| 8 | University in Ames, Iowa and the American Business Institute; | ||||||
| 9 | she married Dale Hecox on June 7, 1956; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox worked for the City of Iowa City, | ||||||
| 11 | Iowa until her husband completed his education; they then moved | ||||||
| 12 | to Oak Park, where she
worked as Director of Personnel for the | ||||||
| 13 | Sunbeam Corporation; she kept that position until her first | ||||||
| 14 | daughter was born, at which time she
became a full-time | ||||||
| 15 | homemaker and moved to Elmhurst; she and her family moved to | ||||||
| 16 | St. Charles in 1988; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox loved the Republican Party, and she | ||||||
| 18 | and her husband came to represent
all that was best about the | ||||||
| 19 | Grand Old Party; Senators, Congressmen, and political leaders | ||||||
| 20 | all sought her counsel and approval; she was a tireless | ||||||
| 21 | Republican advocate and volunteer; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox was a precinct committeewoman for | ||||||
| 2 | years in St. Charles; she walked her
precinct and other | ||||||
| 3 | precincts, making sure everyone knew about Republican | ||||||
| 4 | candidates; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox was involved in practically | ||||||
| 6 | everything related to the Kane County Republican Party; she | ||||||
| 7 | organized every event from the booth at the county fair to | ||||||
| 8 | fundraising events to staffing the office; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox and her husband were awarded | ||||||
| 10 | President George W. Bush's
Crystal Award in 2004 for their | ||||||
| 11 | volunteer efforts in Kane County; she was also voted the Kane | ||||||
| 12 | County
Republican of the Year in 2004; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox and her husband were honored with a | ||||||
| 14 | Lifetime Achievement
Award in 2012 from the Kane County | ||||||
| 15 | Republican Party; she volunteered in many election
campaigns on | ||||||
| 16 | the federal, State, and county level, and her enthusiasm | ||||||
| 17 | engaged everyone who
knew her; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox loved gardening and landscaping; she | ||||||
| 19 | was a member of the Pottawatomie
Garden Club, participating in | ||||||
| 20 | their shows and events; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Sondra Hecox is survived by her loving husband, | ||||||
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| 1 | Dale; her two daughters, Sharon Grether and Susan Sherman; one | ||||||
| 2 | granddaughter; and three grandsons; therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 4 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 5 | mourn the passing of Sondra Lea Hecox, and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 6 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 7 | her; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to the family of Sondra Hecox as an expression of our | ||||||
| 10 | deepest sympathy.
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