Full Text of HR0085 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mary | 4 | | Ellen Harkrader of Peoria, who passed away on January 30,2021; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader graduated from Pontiac High School | 7 | | and the St. Francis School of Nursing; she married Alan D. | 8 | | Harkrader Jr.; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader worked as a registered nurse in | 10 | | pediatrics at the St. Francis School of Nursing before raising | 11 | | her family in Peoria; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader became a passionate public | 13 | | servant, serving on the Tri-County Regional Planning | 14 | | Commission and the Peoria County Board; she served as the | 15 | | Peoria County Clerk for three terms and as an officer of the | 16 | | National Association of County Officials; she ran the Peoria | 17 | | office of the U.S. Census Bureau for the census count in 1980; | 18 | | she was a member of the League of Women Voters and a delegate | 19 | | to the Democratic National Convention in 1984; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader was an environmental advocate; she | 21 | | was a member of the Heart of Illinois Sierra Club and |
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| 1 | | co-founder of Coenact, a recycling organization in the 1960s; | 2 | | she was a reading volunteer at Thomas Jefferson Elementary | 3 | | School and a member of St. Philomena's Catholic Church; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader loved people and cultures, and she | 5 | | was interested in scientific research; alongside her husband, | 6 | | she traveled the world after their retirement, and they lived | 7 | | happily at the Christian Buehler Home in Peoria; she enjoyed | 8 | | telling stories about her travels and experiences in the world | 9 | | of politics; she will be remembered for her devotion to her | 10 | | family; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader was preceded in death by her | 12 | | parents, Lawrence and Marcella Wheeler, and her siblings, | 13 | | Margaret and Larry; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mary Harkrader is survived by her husband of 66 | 15 | | years, Alan D. Harkrader Jr.; her children, Alan Harkrader | 16 | | (Kate Marsland), Mark Harkrader (Jodi Murphy), and Leslye | 17 | | Fredrich (Rosca Toulouse); her grandson, Matthew Harkrader; | 18 | | and her brother, Donald Wheeler (Theresa); therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we mourn the passing of Mary Ellen Harkrader and extend our | 22 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew |
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| 1 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Mary Harkrader as an expression of | 4 | | our deepest sympathy.
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