Full Text of SR0661 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Helen Jean Kaiser of Morton, who | 4 | | passed away on December 8, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Helen Kaiser was born in Waukegan to Everett and | 6 | | Flora (Zenor) Smith on February 28, 1928; she graduated from | 7 | | Morton High School; she married Joe Merchenthaler in 1949 and | 8 | | Harold "Lem" Kaiser in 1976; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Helen Kaiser worked in the medical office of Dr. | 10 | | Monroe for many years and then later at the First National Bank | 11 | | of Morton; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Helen Kaiser and her first husband, Joe, loved to | 13 | | go antiquing and collected vintage glassware and dishes; they | 14 | | vacationed often in Hot Springs, Arkansas; after his passing, | 15 | | she married Lem and embraced the role of mother and | 16 | | grandmother in the Kaiser family; she doted on the many | 17 | | grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and they provided much | 18 | | joy to her and Lem; she loved family get-togethers with | 19 | | extended family and could always be counted on to pack a | 20 | | delicious picnic lunch for outings to the park and holiday | 21 | | meals with all the trimmings; she and Lem enjoyed taking bus | 22 | | trips with their friends and traveling to Florida, Hawaii, and |
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| 1 | | Cancun, Mexico; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Helen Kaiser was interested in history and | 3 | | genealogy and donated many items from the Zenor family farm to | 4 | | the Putnam County Historical Society; she also had a gift for | 5 | | painting still life pictures; she was a member of the | 6 | | Apostolic Christian Church and was deeply committed to her | 7 | | faith; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Helen Kaiser was preceded in death by her first | 9 | | husband, Joe Merchenthaler; her second husband, Harold; and | 10 | | her brother, Robert (Jane) Smith; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Helen Kaiser is survived by her stepchildren, | 12 | | Loren "Lon" (Cindy) Kaiser, Thomas (Lisa) Kaiser, Jean (Don) | 13 | | Lashbrook, and Scott (Julie) Kaiser; her nieces and nephews, | 14 | | including Barbara Laugel; her sisters-in-law, Katherine Kaiser | 15 | | and Wilma Stieglitz; her grandchildren, Jeff (Mary) Kaiser, | 16 | | Kim Emery, Heather (Ryan) Gray, Joe Williamson, Dawn (Brian) | 17 | | Sharpe, Terah (Jason) Allen, Angie (Andy) Ogburn, Weston | 18 | | Taylor, Jesse (Emily) Lashbrook, and Jake and Laura Kaiser; | 19 | | and 21 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it | 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Helen Jean Kaiser and extend our sincere condolences to her |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 2 | | further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Helen Kaiser as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy. |
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