Full Text of SR0011 94th General Assembly
SR0011 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Virginia Ann Wirtz Balmes | 4 |
| of North Chicago on December 28, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born December 10, 1920 in Freemont | 6 |
| Township; and
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| WHEREAS, She received her teaching certification from | 8 |
| Northern Illinois University in 1941 and taught at Wadsworth | 9 |
| School in Wadsworth and Lindberg School in North Chicago before | 10 |
| becoming co-owner of Balmes Florist in North Chicago that was | 11 |
| established in 1951; and
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| WHEREAS, She was active in North Chicago Women's Club, | 13 |
| Center for the Arts in North Chicago, and served on the Family | 14 |
| Service Board; and
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| WHEREAS, Virginia was an active member of Queen of Peace | 16 |
| Church (formally Holy Family) in North Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, She is preceded in death by her son, Michael | 18 |
| Balmes; her sister, Edith Marie Wirtz; and her parents, Frank | 19 |
| and Bertha Wirtz; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Virginia Ann Wirtz Balmes has been | 21 |
| felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband of | 22 |
| 62 years, Wilfred Balmes, Sr.; her children, Kathleen Scott, | 23 |
| Pam (the late Michael) Balmes, Jeanne Balmes, Julianne (Gary) | 24 |
| Gehrig, Peter (Robin) Balmes, and Wilfred (Aleta) Balmes, Jr.; | 25 |
| her grandchildren, Elizabeth (Richard) Hubbard, Jacob | 26 |
| (Michele) Balmes, Kathryn Balmes, Ann Balmes, Peter (Traci) | 27 |
| Gehrig, Drew Gehrig, Sara (Marc) Jackson, Keli Balmes, and P. | 28 |
| Joseph Balmes; her great-grandchildren, Gwen Balmes, Wyatt | 29 |
| Balmes, Aidan Jackson, Sydney Jackson, and Christian Jackson; |
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| and her sister, Frances Wannamaker; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 |
| Virginia Ann Wirtz Balmes and we extend our sincerest | 5 |
| condolences to her family, friends, and community; and be it | 6 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 9 |
| sympathy.
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