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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Mari-Jo Jacquette of Waukegan, who passed 
4away on April 16, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Mari-Jo Jacquette was born on June 17, 1965; she 
6married Thomas (TJ) Jacquette on August 12, 1988, at the Old 
7St. Patrick's Church in Wadsworth; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Mari-Jo Jacquette attended Marquette University 
9Law School and graduated cum laude in 1995; she was admitted to 
10the Bar in 1995 and practiced family law in Waukegan; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Mari-Jo Jacquette was a member of the Lake County, 
12Illinois, and Wisconsin State Bar Associations; she was a 
13member of the Family Law Section of the Lake County Bar 
14Association, a member of the Judicial Selection and Retention 
15Committee of the Lake County Bar Association, and a past 
16treasurer and president of the Association of Women Attorneys 
17of Lake County; she also belonged to the Lithuanian Historical 
18Cultural Society in Chicago and was proud of her heritage; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Mari-Jo Jacquette enjoyed spending time hunting 
20mushrooms, picking berries, and fishing at her Wisconsin home 
21with her family and friends; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Mari-Jo Jacquette was preceded in death by her 
2parents, Walter J. Bukantis and Betty Mae Bukantis, and her 
3great-niece, Rebecca Boice; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Mari-Jo Jacquette is survived by her husband, 
5Thomas; her sons, Frank Matthew and Walter Joseph; her canine 
6companion, Tessie; and her extended family members; therefore, 
7be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
10her family and friends, the passing of Mari-Jo Jacquette; and 
11be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Mari-Jo Jacquette as an expression 
14of our sympathy.