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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Nancy Mackiewicz of Springfield, who
4passed away on September 18, 2021; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Nancy Mackiewicz was born to Chester Mackiewicz
6and Joyce Brundle Mackiewicz in Detroit, Michigan on October
719, 1958; she graduated from Ferndale High School in 1976; she
8earned her Bachelor of Science from Grand Valley State College
9in Grand Rapids; she eventually received her master's degree
10in Geology from Northern Illinois University; she married
11Roger Kennedy in Springfield on July 25, 1992; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Nancy Mackiewicz entered civil service with the
13Illinois Office of the Attorney General to assist the
14regulations and controls put into place to protect the
15environment; she later joined Goodwin & Broms as an
16environmental geologist; after G & B was sold, she was hired as
17a branch manager by Superior Environmental in 2003, where she
18tackled the day-to-day front-line work until her retirement in
19October 2019; she lived a life of public service and
20successfully managed a few thousand site actions throughout
21her career; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Nancy Mackiewicz co-authored a journal article

 

 

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1that coined the term "Cyclopel", which was a new phrase in the
2lexicon of geology that describes the cyclic deposition of
3sediments from the face of glaciers and is still in common
4usage today; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Nancy Mackiewicz was a member of the Springfield
6Art Association; she was an accomplished jeweler and
7ceramicist; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Nancy Mackiewicz acquired a love of nature from
9summers camping with her family throughout Michigan and
10Canada, and her favorite spot was her grandfather's home on
11the shores of Lake Ontario; she traveled to Europe as part of
12her studies and loved to explore hidden gems in Illinois,
13Wisconsin, and the rest of the U.S. with her husband; she loved
14her cats, Buster and Hemingway, pottery, her friends and
15family, and traveling and exploring the back roads with her
16husband; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Nancy Mackiewicz was preceded in death by her
18parents; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Nancy Mackiewicz is survived by her husband of 29
20years, Roger Kennedy; her sisters, Stefanie (Dennis III)
21Wagner, Susan (George Jr.) Ambrozy, and Jennifer (Stephen
22Blamires) Mackiewicz; her beloved niece, Lee Ambrozy; her

 

 

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1nephews, George Ambrozy III, Dennis Wagner IV, Jeffrey Wagner,
2and David Wagner; her grandnephew, Heron Ambrozy Fu; and her
3stepmother, Amelia Mackiewicz; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
6Nancy Mackiewicz and extend our sincere condolences to her
7family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the family of Nancy Mackiewicz as an expression
11of our deepest sympathy.