MEMORIAL-REP. ROSEMARY KURTZ

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HR0876
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former
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Illinois State Representative Rosemary Magner Kurtz of Crystal
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Lake, who passed away on April 1, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Rep. Kurtz was born to Walter and Florence Magner
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on August 11, 1930; after her mother's passing, her
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stepmother, Lauretta Rowe, joined the family and became
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instrumental in her development; she was a student government
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leader at the University of Oklahoma, received her master's
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degree from Kansas University, and did PhD work at the
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University of Iowa; during the 1960s in Davenport, Iowa, she
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marched and protested the Vietnam War, worked with other
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parents to set up a multi-racial summer camp, and helped elect
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the first woman mayor; and

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WHEREAS, Rep. Kurtz was a high school and college Spanish
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teacher for decades and taught English to migrant workers in
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the 1970s; she finished her teaching career at District 155;
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and

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WHEREAS, Rep. Kurtz was president of the local chapter of
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the League of Women Voters; she served on the Crystal Lake
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Zoning Board from the 1970s through the 1990s, focusing on

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protection of the Crystal Lake watershed; her first elected
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position was treasurer of Crystal Lake; and

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WHEREAS, Rep. Kurtz was elected to the Illinois House of
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Representatives at the age of 70, where she cast the deciding
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vote for a landmark anti-discrimination law, challenged
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unnecessary spending, brought back millions of State dollars
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to improve McHenry County school systems, and maintained a
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perfect pro-environment voting record; and

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WHEREAS, Rep. Kurtz was elected to District 155 School
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Board at the age of 85; and

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WHEREAS, Rep. Kurtz was a parishioner of St. Thomas and
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton churches for 55 years; and

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WHEREAS, Rep. Kurtz was preceded in death by her husband,
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Jim Kurtz; her father, Walter Magner; her stepmother, Lauretta
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Rowe Magner; her mother, Florence Harrington Magner; her
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brother, Bill Magner; and her sister-in-law, Rita; and

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WHEREAS, Rep. Kurtz is survived by her daughters, Jennifer
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(Tom) Kurtz Crooks, Donna Kurtz (Paul Minkus), and Tamara
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Kurtz; her grandchildren, Jim (Tracy) Crooks, Caitlin Crooks
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(Bea Ronan), Alison Crooks (Elijah Smith), and Tavi Minkus;
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her great-grandchildren, Mckenzie Rose Crooks and Rosemary Ann

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Smith; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we mourn the passing of former Illinois State Representative
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Rosemary Magner Kurtz and extend our sincere condolences to
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her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Rep. Kurtz as a symbol of our
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deepest sympathy.

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