Full Text of SR0989 100th 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 Catherine "Kay" Mary Bartsch Hanley of | 4 | | Wilmette, who passed away on September 27, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Catherine Hanley was born on April 25, 1923, | 6 | | during the Roaring Twenties, and she fondly remembered her | 7 | | parents enjoying the night life in Chicago and spending Sunday | 8 | | afternoons with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins; | 9 | | she grew up during the Depression, but she was always grateful | 10 | | for a happy and stable family; she graduated from St. Francis | 11 | | Xavier in Wilmette and New Trier High School; she then attended | 12 | | the University of Illinois, where she joined the Alpha Xi Omega | 13 | | sorority; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Catherine Hanley moved to Washington, D.C. to help | 15 | | with the war effort; during her time there, she worked as a | 16 | | bookkeeper for the United States Navy and reconciled the | 17 | | accounting records for ships at sea, witnessed FDR's funeral | 18 | | procession, and experienced the joy of VJ Day in the nation's | 19 | | capital; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, After the war, Catherine returned to Chicago and | 21 | | continued to work as a bookkeeper, first for Encyclopedia | 22 | | Britannica, then for a large international beef cattle company, |
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| 1 | | and finally, for a large North Shore dental practice, where she | 2 | | remained until age 80; in 1962, she met John "Pat" Hanley | 3 | | through a mutual friend; they married and had two children; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Catherine Hanley loved reading and history but | 5 | | focused on living in the present with her family; she was | 6 | | always optimistic about the future and was unfailingly | 7 | | energized by an afternoon drive to see her beloved Lake | 8 | | Michigan or by talking about Chicago's rich traditions and | 9 | | pastimes; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Catherine Hanley was an avid Cubs fan and attended | 11 | | some of the most important games in the history of the | 12 | | franchise, including a 1945 World Series game and the famous | 13 | | Babe Ruth "called shot" game in the 1932 Series; since the Cubs | 14 | | failed to win either of those championships, she had to wait | 15 | | nearly 80 years to watch them win a World Series title; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Catherine Hanley was the beloved wife of the late | 17 | | Pat Hanley; the loving mother of Beth (Chris) Dunn and John F. | 18 | | (Amy) Hanley; the proud grandmother of Jack, Patrick, and Katie | 19 | | Dunn and Bridge, Ellie, and Claire Hanley; the dear sister of | 20 | | the late Jack (Peg) Bartsch; and the fond aunt to many nieces | 21 | | and nephews; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Catherine "Kay" Mary Bartsch Hanley and extend our sincere | 3 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 4 | | her; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Catherine Bartsch as an expression | 7 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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