SR1197 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Laurel Susan Bault of Elgin, who passed away on May 17, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Laurel Bault was born to Lloyd James and Mae (Hall) McKenzie in Champaign on December 13, 1957; she was raised in Ottawa and attended Northern Illinois University; she married Kyle Bault on September 12, 1981; and

WHEREAS, Laurel Bault was employed by Elgin District U-46 as a parent liaison for Garfield Elementary School and as an AVID (Advanced via Individual Determination) coordinator at Tefft Middle School; and

WHEREAS, Laurel Bault made countless contributions to the Elgin community; she volunteered for American Little League, as a Girl Scout leader, and as an organizer for the annual Elgin CROP Walk; she served on the Citizen's Advisory Council for Elgin District U-46 and on the board of DuPage United and Fox River Valley Initiative, supporting a low income, affordable housing project in Elgin (the 1212 Larkin Project); she was education chairman for the Elgin Area of League of Women Voters; she ran for public office in 2006 and continued to support several campaigns throughout her lifetime; and

WHEREAS, Laurel Bault received the Marjorie Leonard Award for Community Service from the YMCA of Elgin in 2004; she was passionate about fighting for the rights of the underserved and overlooked in her community; and

WHEREAS, Laurel Bault was deeply committed to her faith and an active member of Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Elgin, where she was instrumental as a founding board member and treasurer of Into Kenya, a mission serving the Irechelo Village of Kenya; and

WHEREAS, Laurel Bault was a passionate Chicago Cubs fan; her lifelong joy was realized on November 2, 2016, when the Cubs finally clinched the World Series Championship; and

WHEREAS, Laurel Bault was preceded in death by her parents and her twin sister, Mary Elizabeth McKenzie; and

WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Laurel Bault was survived by her husband, Kyle; her children, Jason (Amanda Pinkston) Bault and Erin (Silas) Haltom; her sisters, Catherine (David) Eichelkraut, Margaret Johnson, and Ellen (Jack) Cress; her sister-in-law, Melissa (Marshall) Sayad; and her nieces and nephews, Blake (Jaime) Eichelkraut, Emily Eichelkraut, Sarah Clark (Johnson), and Scott Cress; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Laurel Susan Bault 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 Laurel Bault as an expression of our deepest sympathy.