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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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learned with sadness of the death of Catherine A. Hawks of 
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Geneva on March 11, 2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Hawks was born June 5, 1915, on the Holter 
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family farm near Batavia, the daughter of George and Mary 
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Holter; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She grew up in Batavia and graduated from Batavia 
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High School in 1934; on June 12, 1937, she married William 
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Hawks and they began a life of farming together on the Holter 
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family farm, which would later become Fermilab; after raising 
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their four children, she took a job at the Mill Race Inn in 
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Geneva; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church 
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and, in later years, she became a member of St. Gall Church in 
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Elburn; she was also a member of the Catholic Daughters for 
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over 50 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Hawks was larger than life and she dedicated 
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herself to everything she did; prayer was an important part of 
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her life and her steadfast faith and her devotion to her church 
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saw her through a lifetime of triumphs and tragedies; she spent 
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many hours reading cookbooks, she had a large and varied Hummel 
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collection, she loved to wear hats, and she never met a suit or 
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a pair of shoes she didn't like; above all, it was her family 
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that was most important; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, William; 
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one sister, Evelyn Kramer; and one son-in-law, Ray Marmo; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Catherine A. Hawks is felt by all 
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who knew and loved her, especially her children, Richard 
 


 






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(Arlene) Hawks, Rita Marmo, Denny (Ande) Hawks, and Mary (Rich) 
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Wheeler; her ten grandchildren, Victor Hawks, Janet Marmo, Jeff 
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(Jill) Marmo and their children, Jake and Cammie, Joel (Dawn) 
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Marmo and their daughter, Isabella, Clint (Carrie) Hawks and 
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their son, Brady, Jaysen (Brianne) Hawks, Charity Assel, Chuck 
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(Natalie) Assel, Cliff Assel, and Katie Wheeler; her sister, 
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Marge Roesler; her many nieces and nephews; and her great 
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family of friends; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn that passing 
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of Catherine A. Hawks and extend our sincerest condolences to 
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her family, friends, and community; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to her family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.