HR0901 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0901 LRB102 28236 LAW 40066 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Nancy M. Kubalanza, who passed away on May 19, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Kubalanza was born to Margaret (Pickett) and Roger Johnson in Watertown, New York on October 29, 1941; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Kubalanza, in her youngest years, missed her father and grandfather while they served in World War II; she graduated from Watertown High School in 1959, where she was an active student; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Kubalanza met Walter Kubalanza in 1960, and they married in 1961; they had three children, Marjorie (Christopher) Kubalanza-Fortier, Walter Kubalanza, and Angela (Scott) Wold; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Kubalanza and Walter later moved their family to Fox Lake; she dedicated her life to her family, always putting them first; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Kubalanza worked as a school bus driver, so as to send her children to Catholic school; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Kubalanza later became a grandmother to Zachary Rappe, Emma Rappe, and Katelyn Kubalanza; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Kubalanza served in leadership positions in many organizations over 30 years, including as Republican Precinct Committeeman, the Grant Township Republican Chairman, the State Central Committeewoman for the 8th and 10th Congressional Districts, a delegate at several Illinois Republican Conventions, and the president of the Grant Township Republican Club; she was also the long-time chairman of the Grant Township Republican Club's Lincoln Day Dinner; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Kubalanza volunteered constantly; she served as a lioness in the Fox Lake Lions Club and was a long-time member and president of the Fox Lake-Grant Township Area Historical Society; she also led scout troops and was a member of the PTA; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Kubalanza was a natural born leader, and she was a fiercely dedicated mother and grandmother; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Kubalanza was preceded in death by her parents and her grandparents; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Kubalanza is survived by her husband; her children; her grandchildren; her siblings, Trudy Corbett, Cliff (Sue) Lashway, John Johnson, and Virginia Johnson; and her many cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Nancy M. Kubalanza and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Nancy Kubalanza as an expression of our deepest sympathy.