SR1058 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Susan August of Waukegan, who passed away on August 13, 2010; and

WHEREAS, She was born September 15, 1937 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; she was a member of St. Anastasia Parish and a former member of St. Dismas Parish; she graduated from St. Therese Hospital School of Nursing in Waukegan in 1958, she was a member of St. Therese Alumni Association, the Lake County Nurse's Association, and the Catholic Nurse's Association; and

WHEREAS, She was also a volunteer at Kids Corner at the Lake County Court House and a volunteer with S.P.R.E.D., as well as being active in the Boy Scouts; as a Registered Nurse she was active in nursing in the county for many years, and retired from the Veteran's Administration Hospital of North Chicago; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas August in 2002, with whom she was united in marriage in 1960; her parents, George Weege and Gertrude (nee Wagnitz) Weege; and her sister, Dolores; and

WHEREAS, Susan August is survived by her children, Peter (Mary Ellen) August, Katherine August, and Stephen (Carol) August; her grandchildren, Amanda, Kate, Rachel, Grace, Thomas, Maggie, and Daniel August; her numerous nieces and nephews; her caregiver, Donna Poblocka; her siblings, George (Frances) Weege, Edie (Gil) Walter, Judy Robbins, Ernie (Mary) Weege, Sandy (Jim) Pritzlaff, Wayne (Sue) Weege, Sally Clancy, Jim Weege, and Pat (Phyllis) Weege; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Susan August; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Susan August as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.