SR0217 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the passing of Kristine Irene Weisenberger, a longtime resident of Wonder Lake and a devoted special education advocate and educator, on April 4, 2009; and

WHEREAS, She was born September 27, 1948, in Woodstock, to the late George and Greta Weisenberger; and

WHEREAS, Graduating in 1966 from McHenry High School, she went on to earn her B.A. in education from Western Illinois University, her M.S. in education from Northern Illinois University, and Certificate of Advanced Studies from National Louis University; she was appointed to Governor Jim Edgar's Interagency Council on Early Intervention in 1994; and

WHEREAS, She was a distinguished and outstanding teacher, a devoted daughter, an adoring sister, an exceptional aunt, and loving godmother; she will be remembered for her love and devotion to her family and exceptional dedication to special-needs children and their families; she was a gifted teacher who touched so many lives throughout Illinois; and

WHEREAS, For more than 27 years, she dedicated her life to discovering a child's full potential; she was the program/division manager for Pioneer Center's Early Intervention Birth-3 Program for 14 years and supervisor for SEDOL's Early Intervention program for three years before returning to the classroom to work directly with children; she taught Early Intervention programs at Northern Illinois University, McHenry County College, and Harper College; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; and

WHEREAS, She is survived by her brothers, Kurt (Joanne) Weisenberger, Karl (Mickey) Weisenberger, and Kevin (Kathleen) Weisenberger; her nieces and nephews, Jenna (Sidney) Stromback, Jason (Kari) Weisenberger, Eileen (David) Sussland, Amy (Marty) Robb, Curtis Weisenberger, and Abigail Weisenberger; her great-nieces and great-nephews, Andrew and William Stromback, Jacob and Trevor Sussland, Blake, Ashley, Skylar, and Hunter Weisenberger, and Derek, Sean, and Grant Robb; her aunts; her uncles; her cousins; and numerous friends; 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 Kristine Irene Weisenberger; and be it further

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