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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
Wilma Quartly Smyth Sachen, who passed 
4away on February 1, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Wilma Sachen was born in Adams County, Iowa, on 
6August 10, 1929; her parents were William Quartly Smyth and 
7Pearl Bixler Smyth; she attended Aurora College, where she met 
8her devoted husband, Leroy Sachen; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Wilma Sachen was employed at a telephone company 
10while caring for her son and daughter; she later graduated from 
11Northern Illinois University and taught grade school for 10 
12years at Smith and McCleery Elementary Schools; she 
13subsequently worked as a real estate broker and property 
14manager at Sachen Realty Company; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Wilma Sachen enjoyed working, keeping busy with 
16projects and jobs, games, crafts, puzzles, traveling, and 
17spending time with her family and friends; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Wilma Sachen belonged to and participated in 
19various clubs and organizations, including the Aurora Women's 
20Club, the American Association of University Women, and Aurora 
21Republican Women; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Wilma Sachen was preceded in death by her parents 
2and her sister, Olive Beecher; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Wilma Sachen is survived by her husband, Leroy J. 
4Sachen; her son, Joseph L. (Mary Pierceall) Sachen; her 
5daughter, Jacquelyn (Charles T.) Turner; her grandchildren, 
6Brandy (Chris) Wegman, Kyle Turner, and Kevin Turner; her 
7great-granddaughter, Brooke Wegman; her sisters, Helen King, 
8Pearl Dixon, Isabel Sullivan, and Gwen Hughes; her 
9brother-in-law, Earle Beecher; and her many nieces and nephews; 
10therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
13his family and friends, the passing of Wilma Quartly Smyth 
14Sachen; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Wilma Sachen as an expression of our 
17sympathy.