SR0308 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Donna M. Wolsfelt of Montgomery, who passed away on May 12, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Donna Wolsfelt was born on March 29, 1933 in Aurora; she was the daughter of the late Donald and Eleanor (Osmondson) Kline; she married Don Wolsfelt on May 1, 1954 and they spent the next 55 happy years of their lives together; and

WHEREAS, Donna Wolsfelt graduated from East Aurora High School in 1951; she was very active in her school's musicals, playing the lead for two years; in 1954, she graduated from the American College of Radiology with a degree as an x-ray technician; and

WHEREAS, Donna Wolsfelt worked for many years at Copley Hospital as an x-ray technician; she also helped operate her family business, Wolsfelt's Floral Shop; in 1972, she realized a life-long dream and opened Wolsfelt's Victorian Bridals, which became the elite bridal salon in northern Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Donna Wolsfelt was the recipient of numerous awards over the years; she was most proud, however, when she and her husband were honored at the Field Museum in Chicago with the prestigious DEBI award as the Outstanding Bridal Retailer of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Donna was a life-long member of First Presbyterian Church; she was also active in the Aurora Women's Club for many years, as well as many organizations associated with the bridal industry; and

WHEREAS, Donna Wolsfelt loved the family's golden retrievers and enjoyed watching her horses compete in dressage competitions; she also enjoyed spending time with family, especially the summers together at their lake house in Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, Donna Wolsfelt was preceded in death by her parents and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Leo and Cynthia Wolsfelt; and

WHEREAS, Donna Wolsfelt is survived by her loving husband, Don; her children, Kevin (Stephanie) Wolsfelt, Vicki Wolsfelt and her fiance, Gary Rada, and Dawn Wolsfelt; her special cousin, Debbie Thurow; and many other cousins and close family friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Donna M. Wolsfelt; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Donna Wolsfelt as an expression of our sympathy.