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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Jean Mary Glarner Ellzey, who passed
4away on October 5, 2020 at the age of 93; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jean Ellzey was born on August 2, 1927 in St.
6Paul, Minnesota to Doris Harrison Glarner and Milo Jacob
7Glarner; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Jean Ellzey was raised in Texas and graduated
9from Southern Methodist University in 1948; shortly afterward,
10she became a children's music teacher; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Jean Ellzey married Charles Homer Ellzey in 1949;
12together, they had three children, Doris Jean, Christine, and
13David Charles; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Jean Ellzey relocated to Naperville with her
15family in 1971; she earned a graduate degree in counseling
16psychology at George Williams College; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Jean Ellzey worked as a teacher and counselor at
18Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills and DuPage
19Community College in Glen Ellyn for fifteen years; one of her
20favorite courses to teach was titled Women in Transition; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Jean Ellzey was a helper and a social justice
2advocate; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Jean Ellzey moved to Oak Park in 2000; she became
4a member of Unity Temple and performed in the choir; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jean Ellzey was a gardener and nature enthusiast
6who loved to "soak in Vitamin D"; she enjoyed visits to the
7Morton Arboretum; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Jean Ellzey was preceded in death by her sister,
9Carolyn Swanberg; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Jean Ellzey is survived by her sister, Kathryn
11Hemeyer; her children, Dorie Blesoff (Marc), Christine Ione,
12and David Ellzey; her grandchildren, Jamine, Evan, and Mara
13Blesoff, Courtney Rile (Mike Barletta), and Devon Rile
14(Kristen Buchan); her great-granddaughters, Athina and Wrynn;
15her nephews and nieces, Lance Swanberg (Jamie), Cindy Schwing
16(Larry), Marshall Swanberg (Kathleen), Gary Hemeyer
17(Christina), Suzanne Hemeyer, and Bryan Hemeyer (Chelle); and
18many other loving nieces-in-law and nephews-in-law; therefore,
19be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL

 

 

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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
2Jean Mary Glarner Ellzey and extend our sincere condolences to
3her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
4further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Jean Ellzey as an expression of our
7deepest sympathy.