SR1327 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Shelley A. Tucker of Woodstock, who passed away on January 6, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Shelley Tucker was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Wallace and June (Swanson) Halvorson on June 19, 1949; she moved with her family to Freeport in 1956 and graduated from Freeport High School in 1967 and St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1971; she married Irwin P. "Terry" Tucker Jr. on April 22, 1972 and they settled in Woodstock; and

WHEREAS, Shelley Tucker was manager of the Woodstock Country Club for 25 years; she then worked at McGladrey & Pullen in Crystal Lake; and

WHEREAS, Shelley Tucker was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Woodstock; she was an active member of the Faith Circle for over 10 years, where she participated in Bible studies, fellowship and service projects, and was a gracious hostess, hosting her Circle friends for an annual June dinner out at the Woodstock Country Club for several years; she also volunteered with Clothing Closet for McHenry County; and

WHEREAS, Shelley Tucker was a devoted and vital member of PEO, a philanthropic women's organization; she joined Chapter MC in 2002, served as president and held a number of other offices; she organized and worked tirelessly year after year on the chapter's annual Christmas auction in support of PEO education grants and scholarships; receipts from the auction grew annually; an even greater asset may have been her semimonthly emailed Newsy Notes, which kept members connected; and

WHEREAS, Shelley Tucker was an accomplished synchronized swimmer; she assisted with plays and was managing editor of the yearbook while in school; she kept and nurtured a special group of high school friends for more than 60 years, the Pretzels, who became her second family; she loved the group's yearly gatherings at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, Shelley Tucker was preceded in death by her mother; and

WHEREAS, Shelley Tucker is survived by her husband, Terry; her father, Wallace Halvorson; her brother, Dr. Scott (Susan) Halvorson; her sister-in-law, Libby (Earnest) Jones; her nieces and nephews, Jonathan Halvorson, Jennifer Ann (John Forsdike) Halvorson, Henry Jones, and Elizabeth (Weathers) Hardwick; and her great-niece, Alice Elsie Forsdike; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Shelley A. Tucker, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

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