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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Joanne M. "Jodie" Adler, who passed away |
4 | | on July 4, 2014; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Joanne Adler was born on November 26, 1931 in |
6 | | Chicago; her parents were Mildred (nee Ward) and Harry Biddle; |
7 | | and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Joanne Adler attended St. Hilary School in |
9 | | Chicago, Immaculate Conception School in Morris, Morris |
10 | | Community High School, St. Francis Academy in Joliet, St. |
11 | | Mary's College in South Bend, and the University of St. Francis |
12 | | in Joliet; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Joanne Adler was part of the original staff of TV |
14 | | station WABI in Bangor, Maine, the first station north of |
15 | | Boston; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Joanne Adler volunteered at the Shady Oaks |
17 | | Cerebral Palsy summer program; she worked with the early |
18 | | childhood development program at the Encyclopedia Brittanica |
19 | | Center at the University of St. Francis in Joliet; she was also |
20 | | the founder of the Fountainview Banquet Center, a special site |
21 | | for many different events; and
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1 | | WHEREAS, Joanne Adler was a member of Sacred Heart Parish |
2 | | in Joliet and Mary Mother of Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community |
3 | | in Sarasota; she and her husband were the founding host couple |
4 | | of the Young Christian Nurses Association of Joliet, regional |
5 | | directors of the Christian Family Movement, co-founders of |
6 | | Joliet's Spanish Center, and regional members of the Christian |
7 | | Family Movement; she was also a member of the Catholic-Jewish |
8 | | Dialogue of Chicago and the Visitation and Aid Society; and |
9 | | WHEREAS, Joanne Adler was preceded in death by her |
10 | | daughter, Margaret Mary and her brother-in-law, Jack (Dorothy) |
11 | | Adler; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Joanne Adler is survived by her husband of 62 |
13 | | years, Joe; her brother, Ward Biddle. C.P., Passionist Order; |
14 | | her sisters, Jackie (the late John) Berg and Mary Kay (the late |
15 | | John) Aisthorpe; her sister-in-law, Mary Beth (Dr. Arthur) |
16 | | Wilhelmi; she was the loving and devoted mother of 7, the |
17 | | grandmother of 22, and the great-grandmother of 5, which |
18 | | includes Dan and his family, Jake (Megan), Rachel (Robert) |
19 | | Ayoung Chee, Emma, Josh, and Nathan; Teddy (Ray) Finney and his |
20 | | family, Bridget Thomas (Brad) and their children, Izzy and |
21 | | Ellie; Emily (Nanasei) Agyemang and her son, Finney, Jenna |
22 | | (Brian) Murphy and her daughter, Mary; Jackie (Sam) Tucci and |
23 | | her family, Sam, Tony, and Jeff; Chris (Lori) and his family, |
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1 | | Meghan (AJ) Vivaldelli, Matt, CJ, and Sarah; Mike (Joanne) and |
2 | | his family, Kelly, Mike (Caitlin), Erin (Dave) Skaggs, and |
3 | | Collin; and Jay (Patty) and his family, Jenny, Joe, IV |
4 | | (Elisabeth) and his sons Joseph, V and Jon; she was also |
5 | | blessed with additional children, Mardo Caceres and Joy |
6 | | Basilisco, and was an inspirational aunt to numerous nieces and |
7 | | nephews; therefore, be it
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8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her |
10 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Joanne M. "Jodie" |
11 | | Adler; and be it further
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12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
13 | | presented to the family of Joanne Adler as an expression of our |
14 | | sympathy.
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