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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, State Representative Sara Feigenholtz and the
3 Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the
4 death of Renee Snow, who passed away on May 19, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Renee Snow, nee Rosen, was born on November 18,
6 1934 in Chicago, the youngest of two daughters born to Jack and
7 Ida Rosen; she grew up in Chicago, she attended and graduated
8 from Marshall High School in 1952 as a member of the National
9 Honor Society; and she received her Bachelor of Arts degree
10 from Roosevelt University in Chicago in 1956; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Renee Snow received her Teachers' Certificate
12 from the City of Chicago in 1956, traveled to and taught in
13 Japan in 1959-60, obtained her Master of Arts degree from
14 DePaul University in 1965, and later earned a certificate to
15 teach children with learning disabilities in the Chicago Public
16 Schools; she was a devoted teacher of children with special
17 needs at Nettlehorst School for many years where she earned the
18 respect and admiration of her fellow teachers, administrators,
19 students, and parents; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Renee Snow met Nate Snow during a political
21 campaign in 1964, they married on November 25, 1967, and shared
22 a passion for social justice, music, and travel and an absolute

 

 

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1 devotion to each other while residing in the Lakeview community
2 of Chicago together for over 30 years; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Renee Snow was a person of intellectual curiosity,
4 uncompromising integrity, and deep convictions, demonstrated
5 by her active participation on the boards of many community
6 organizations, most notably the Jane Addams Senior Caucus and
7 the Counseling Center of Lakeview; her dedication to spend her
8 entire life working to improve and enrich the lives of others
9 is an inspiration and role model for all; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Renee Snow faced her multiple health problems and
11 those of her late husband Nate with optimism, grace, curiosity,
12 and a sense of humor; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Renee Snow is survived by her dear sister and best
14 friend, Elaine Murphy; her many nieces and nephews, including:
15 Leslie Murphy, Donna Wittert, Sandy Brooks, and Robin Smith;
16 her dear cousins; and her many friends from the Jane Addams
17 Senior Caucus, Nettlehorst School, her condominium building,
18 the Darien, and the community at-large; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21 mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Renee
22 Snow; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Renee Snow as an expression of our
3 sympathy.