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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Janet 
4Riess Brook of Antioch, who passed away on April 13, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, She was born January 12, 1918 in Oak Park, the 
6daughter of the late Harry John and Alice Irene (Lowrey) Riess; 
7and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, She was an avid, lifelong Chicago Bears fan and 
9enjoyed playing bridge and gardening; her family had a summer 
10home on Channel Lake since 1911; she was a member of the Lakes 
11Region Historical Society, a volunteer for the American Cancer 
12Society, and past president of the Antioch Woman's Club; and 
13she adored the color red; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, She graduated from Beloit College in 1939 where 
15she earned a BA in Geology, and was affiliated with Delta Delta 
16Delta Sorority; she also met her future husband while attending 
17Beloit College; from 1939 through 1941, she worked as a store 
18tour guide for Marshall Fields department store; on May 24, 
191941 she married William E. Brook in River Forest; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; her 
21parents; her daughter, Suraya Brook; and her brother, Morton 
 
 
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1Riess; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Janet Brook is survived by her daughter, Ainsley 
3(Robert) Wonderling; her sister, Donna Abt; her nieces, 
4Christine Abt, Karen (David) Clarbour, and Julie (Nick 
5DeLeeuw); her nephews, David Abt and Bill (Colleen Downey) 
6Riess; and her sister-in-law, Bobbie Riess; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
8NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
9we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of 
10Janet Brook; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Janet Brook as a symbol of our 
13sincere sympathy.