SR0515 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Sharon Lord Lebsack, who passed away on October 28, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Sharon Lebsack was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana; in her youth, she lived with her family in various places in the United States, Japan, and Morocco, where she graduated from high school; and

WHEREAS, Sharon Lebsack attended nursing school at St. Mary of the Plains in Dodge City, Kansas; she then earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska; during college, while working the night shift in the emergency room of a hospital, she met her future husband, Lyle Dean; less than a year later, she married her husband in Omaha and moved to Chicago; and

WHEREAS, After moving to Chicago, Sharon Lebsack earned her master's degree in nursing at Dominican University in River Forest; she then began a career as a registered nurse, which included stints at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago and the Rush University Medical Center; she also worked part-time at the Mercy Medical Center in Chicago and Holy Family Medical Center in Des Plaines and was the office manager for Dean's independent media ventures; and

WHEREAS, Sharon Lebsack was an active member of the Our Lady of the Brook Catholic Church in Northbrook, where she served many years as a Eucharistic minister; and

WHEREAS, Sharon Lebsack enjoyed gardening, fishing, and traveling the world with her husband; and

WHEREAS, Sharon Lebsack is survived by her husband, Lyle; her daughter, Kirsten Whipple; her son, Erik; her sister, Janet Lord; her brothers, Richard, Thomas, and Michael Lord; and her 5 grandchildren; 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 Sharon Lord Lebsack; and be it further

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