SR0462LRB101 12224 MST 59881 r


  
1
SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Karen Ard on October 19, 2018 at the age 
4of 79; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Karen Ard (Eggers) was born on September 15, 1939; 
6and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Karen Ard was referred to as a Renaissance woman, 
8as she enjoyed playing the piano and the cello and joined the 
9local orchestra for its annual production of the Messiah; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Karen Ard volunteered at the Adler Planetarium, 
11where she built her own telescope and used it to help people 
12learn about the sky; and
 
13    WHEREAS, In her 40s, Karen Ard returned to college and 
14earned a degree in geology, which involved her studying rock 
15samples from Wisconsin under a microscope to determine their 
16composition; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Karen Ard was involved in community organizing in 
18Maywood, working to ensure integration, building relationships 
19with gang members through outreach at the Cicero Salvation 
20Army, and teaching members to enjoy reading; her success in 
 
 
SR0462- 2 -LRB101 12224 MST 59881 r

1teaching students who hated reading led her to teach many 
2non-readers to relish in reading, sometimes in only a week; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Karen Ard loved conversing with people, getting to 
4know them, and discussing social justice, which brought her 
5great pleasure; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Karen Ard taught second to sixth-grade science for 
712 years, engaging with the same students during their 
8elementary school years and getting to know them very well; 
9each year, she had a science fair and guided her students in 
10choosing and mastering a project to present to parents at the 
11fair; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Karen Ard taught junior college courses in earth 
13science, educating her students on global warming since the 
141990s; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Karen Ard's greatest passion was being a loving 
16mother and wife; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Karen Ard is survived by her husband, Tom; her 
18daughters, Sheri A. Ard and Denise E. Ard; and her brothers, 
19Thomas Eggers and Paul (Anne) Eggers; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
 
 
SR0462- 3 -LRB101 12224 MST 59881 r

1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
2Karen Ard and extend our sincere condolences to her family, 
3friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
  
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
5presented to the family of Karen Ard as an expression of our 
6deepest sympathy.