SR0933 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Cecily Leach, who passed away on July 7, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Cecily Leach was born on January 24, 1939, in Evanston; she was raised in Park Ridge and graduated from Maine Township High School in 1956 and Michigan State University in 1960; and

WHEREAS, Cecily Leach met her husband John on a blind date in Chicago in the summer of 1964; she subsequently joined her husband in his home building business and became CEO of Leach Homes; and

WHEREAS, Cecily Leach was an active member of the Silver Cross Foundation, the University of St. Francis Board of Trustees, and Meals on Wheels; she had also looked forward to serving as Childerguild's 2010 President; and

WHEREAS, Cecily Leach is survived by her husband, John; her loving daughters, Susan Leach and Jane (Steven) Winger; her sister, Linda (George) Wischmeyer; her several nieces and nephews; and her countless dear friends and colleagues; 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 Cecily Leach; and be it further

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