Full Text of SR2499 99th General Assembly
SR2499 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Geraldine Green Nekrosius, popularly | 4 | | known as Gerry, who passed away on September 16, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerry was born on July 29, 1948 in New York City, | 6 | | New York; her parents were Dr. James L. and Margaret Green; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Gerry was raised on Long Island; she later moved | 8 | | to Chicago to study journalism and English at Northwestern | 9 | | University, where she met her husband of 47 years, Donald X. | 10 | | Nekrosius; after marrying, she and her husband spent seven | 11 | | years teaching, traveling, camping, and exploring America and | 12 | | Canada before settling in Oak Park to raise their children; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Gerry devoted her life to helping others as an | 14 | | educator, a counselor; she served as staff and as a volunteer | 15 | | at the Hephzibah Children's Association and the OPRF Food | 16 | | Pantry, where she became known for her patient, caring, and | 17 | | generous spirit; she was a volunteer at Hospice Touch in Tomah, | 18 | | Wisconsin; she also supported many organizations such as the | 19 | | Camp AmeriKids Cabin Challenge, which gives children living | 20 | | with HIV/AIDS and sickle cell anemia a chance to go to Camp | 21 | | AmeriKids; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gerry was a vigorous champion of women and women's | 2 | | rights; she cared for everyone around her as a mother and | 3 | | grandmother not only to her own family, but also to the | 4 | | children she worked with through Hephzibah; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerry enjoyed reading, gardening, visiting | 6 | | museums, and the symphony and theatre; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Gerry is survived by her husband, her sister, | 8 | | Leslyn Green Rigoni (Donald), and her children, Walt (Juliana), | 9 | | Samuel (Lee) and Margaret (Jo), and her grandchildren Gabriel, | 10 | | Amelie, Violet, Alta, Walter, and Luca; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Geraldine Green | 14 | | Nekrosius; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Geraldine Nekrosius as an expression | 17 | | of our sympathy.
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