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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Pearl A. Schneider of Jacksonville, 
4who passed away on March 7, 2022; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Pearl Schneider was born in Columbia to Vernon 
6Valentine and Marcella Janson Schneider on April 13, 1948; she 
7graduated from Immaculate Conception Elementary School in 
8Columbia in 1962 and from SS. Peter & Paul High School in 
9Waterloo in 1966; she received her Bachelor of Science in 
10Education (Elementary/Special Education) from 
11SIU-Edwardsville in 1975 and a Master of Science in Education 
12in 1987; she took classes for her Ed.D. program at 
13SIU-Edwardsville in 1993; she lived in Pittsfield from 1974 to 
141988 and settled in  Jacksonville in 1989; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Pearl Schneider taught for the West Pike School 
16District from 1975 to 1976 at New Canton and Hull and then for 
17Jacksonville School District 117 from 1976 to 2001 at 
18Jacksonville Elementary School, Eisenhower Elementary School,  
19and Washington Elementary School as a Special Education 
20teacher; she served from 2001 to 2003 as an Assistant Special 
21Education Director for the Jacksonville School District; from 
222003 to 2010, she worked as a State Special Education 
23Consultant and the Illinois Alternate Assessment Director for 
 
 
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1the Illinois State Board of Education; she retired on February 
228, 2010; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Pearl Schneider was a member of the Church of Our 
4Saviour and the Pittsfield Theatre Guild from 1974 to 1988; 
5she served on the Routt School Board from 1999 to 2005 and the 
6Our Saviour School Board from 2010 to 2018; and
  
 
  
7    WHEREAS, Pearl Schneider is survived by supportive 
8neighbors and many friends, including Dennis and Pat Pope and 
9their children, Alex and Emily; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12Pearl A. Schneider and extend our sincere condolences to her 
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
14further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to  the friends of  Pearl Schneider as an expression 
17of our deepest sympathy.