Full Text of SR0767 102nd 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 Shwuyi Leu, Ph.D. of Oak Park, who | 4 | | passed away on July 23, 2021 at the age of 59; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Leu was born in Taipei, Taiwan on February 4, | 6 | | 1962; she was the second daughter of Mau-Chi Leu and Mei-Yu Lee | 7 | | Leu; she obtained her degree in English and Literature from | 8 | | Tamkang University in 1980, and she worked in the business | 9 | | sector in Taiwan upon graduation; she moved to the United | 10 | | States after several years; she earned her Master of Arts, | 11 | | Master of Education, and Ph.D. in Education from the | 12 | | University of Illinois; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Leu taught reading and literacy development | 14 | | at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the | 15 | | Department of Education at Saint Xavier University in Chicago; | 16 | | she later taught at North Central College in Naperville; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Leu had a lifelong interest in reading; her | 18 | | curiosity about things unfamiliar brought her from East to | 19 | | West and sustained her ongoing learning in many areas; her | 20 | | curiosity and passion for literature made her a respected | 21 | | teacher for many enthusiastic students to whom she taught the | 22 | | Chinese language, the English language, and reading; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Leu is survived by her husband, Ralph R. | 2 | | Kazer; her three sisters; her brother; her stepchildren, | 3 | | Auben, Lena, and Max; and her step-grandchildren, James and | 4 | | Lily; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Shwuyi Leu, Ph.D. and extend our sincere condolences to her | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Dr. Leu as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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