SENATE RESOLUTION SR0515 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KIRK DILLARD
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Sharon Lord Lebsack, who passed away on
October 28, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Sharon Lebsack was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana; in
her youth, she lived with her family in various places in the
United States, Japan, and Morocco, where she graduated from
high school; and
WHEREAS, Sharon Lebsack attended nursing school at St. Mary
of the Plains in Dodge City, Kansas; she then earned her
bachelor's degree in nursing from Creighton University in
Omaha, Nebraska; during college, while working the night shift
in the emergency room of a hospital, she met her future
husband, Lyle Dean; less than a year later, she married her
husband in Omaha and moved to Chicago; and
WHEREAS, After moving to Chicago, Sharon Lebsack earned her
master's degree in nursing at Dominican University in River
Forest; she then began a career as a registered nurse, which
included stints at the University of Illinois Medical Center at
Chicago and the Rush University Medical Center; she also worked
part-time at the Mercy Medical Center in Chicago and Holy
Family Medical Center in Des Plaines and was the office manager
for Dean's independent media ventures; and
WHEREAS, Sharon Lebsack was an active member of the Our
Lady of the Brook Catholic Church in Northbrook, where she
served many years as a Eucharistic minister; and
HEREAS, Sharon Lebsack enjoyed gardening, fishing, and
traveling the world with her husband; and
WHEREAS, Sharon Lebsack is survived by her husband, Lyle;
her daughter, Kirsten Whipple; her son, Erik; her sister, Janet
Lord; her brothers, Richard, Thomas, and Michael Lord; and her
5 grandchildren; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
her family and friends, the passing of Sharon Lord Lebsack; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Sharon Lebsack as an expression of
our sympathy.