SR0165 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Janet G. LeWald of Naperville, who passed away on March 5, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Janet LeWald was born on June 11, 1946 in Chicago; her parents were Marcello and Lorraine Gino; she married Kenneth LeWald Sr. on June 29, 1968; and

WHEREAS, Janet LeWald grew up in Chicago; she was a 1964 graduate of Mother McAuley High School; she graduated in 1968 from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb with a degree in education; she was a co-founder of a local sorority that was accepted as a national Alpha Phi Chapter; and

WHEREAS, Janet LeWald was employed with the Special Education Department at Naperville Central High School as a substitute teacher and a special education assistant; she was also employed at SCARCE (School & Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education) in Glen Ellyn for the past 18 years, where she served as an environmental educator and as a contributor to RIPPLES, SCARCE's environmental newsletter; and

WHEREAS, Janet LeWald was ahead of her time in understanding the need for conservation and recycling, having set up a curbside recycling program in her Naperville subdivision during the 1970s, long before such programs became fashionable; and

WHEREAS, Janet LeWald was a member of St. Margaret Mary Church in Naperville; she enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, writing, and swimming; and

WHEREAS, Janet LeWald was preceded in death by her parents; and

WHEREAS, Janet LeWald is survived by her husband; her children, Nicole (Andy) Powell, Kenneth "Kip" LeWald Jr., and Kari (Regan) Miller; her grandchildren, Abigail, Tessa, and Emmett Powell and Mackenzie, Ella, and Charlotte Miller; her siblings, Karen (Bob) Bruno, Marcia (Dan) Doeden, Bob (Nancy) Gino, Denise (Mike) Smith, and Diane (Joe) Goulah; and her many nieces and nephews; 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 Janet G. LeWald; and be it further

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