SR2592 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Diana D. Suckow of Lake Bluff, who passed away on November 25, 2016, at the age of 89; and

WHEREAS, Diana Suckow was born and raised in Ripon, Wisconsin; she graduated from Ripon College and married Gordon Suckow in 1950; she enrolled in the Longy School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she sang solos in the chorus that accompanied the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as well as at many church and synagogue services; she and her husband settled in Lake Bluff in 1954; and

WHEREAS, Diana Suckow was a substitute teacher at the middle school level; the children affectionately called her "Sergeant Suckow"; and

WHEREAS, Diana Suckow enjoyed taking her children to the beach; she served as Treasurer of the Lake Bluff Yacht Club and took part in the Chicago-Mackinac race; she was a loyal spectator at her grandsons' baseball games; she was an avid bridge player and enjoyed going to the Lake Bluff pool; she also enjoyed traveling to the family's second home in Green Valley, Arizona; and

WHEREAS, Diana Suckow always kept music as a part of her life; she sang in the Church of the Holy Spirit choir and was a founding and 30-year member of the Lake Forest Symphony, where she played the violin and was the first concert mistress; she also entertained smaller audiences with a trio and quartet; she later introduced her grandchildren to classical music by picnicking with them on summer evenings on the knoll just north of the Ravinia pavilion; and

WHEREAS, Diana Suckow is survived by her husband of 66 years, Gordon; her daughter, Sue (David) Barkhausen; her son, John (Deb) Suckow; and her grandchildren, Wicks (Mary Therese) and Billy Barkhausen, and John and Sarah Suckow; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Diana D. Suckow, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

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