HR 626

Select Language
  ×
The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.
Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.
The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.
NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.
  Choose Language
  English
  Afrikaans
  Albanian
  Arabic
  Armenian
  Azerbaijani
  Basque
  Bengali
  Bosnian
  Catalan
  Croatian
  Czech
  Danish
  Dutch
  Esperanto
  Estonian
  Filipino
  Finnish
  French
  Galician
  Georgian
  German
  Greek
  Gujarati
  Haitian Creole
  Hausa
  Hawaiian
  Hebrew
  Hindi
  Hungarian
  Icelandic
  Indonesian
  Interlingua
  Interlingue
  Inuktitut
  Irish
  Italian
  Japanese
  Javanese
  Kannada
  Khmer
  Korean
  Latin
  Latvian
  Lithuanian
  Luxembourgish
  Macedonian
  Malagasy
  Malayalam
  Maltese
  Maori
  Marathi
  Myanmar
  Nepali
  Norwegian
  Odia
  Pashto
  Punjabi
  Romanian
  Russian
  Samoan
  Sango
  Sanskrit
  Sardinian
  Sindhi
  Sinhala
  Slovak
  Slovenian
  Somali
  Southern Sotho
  Spanish
  Sundanese
  Swahili
  Swedish
  Tamil
  Telugu
  Thai
  Tigrinya
  Tonga
  Turkish
  Ukrainian
  Urdu
  Vietnamese
  Welsh
  Xhosa
  Yiddish
  Yoruba
  Zulu
  Powered by Translate
  Close
Illinois General Assembly
Top Navigation Bar
  Translate
  Learn
  Select General Assembly
  Search the 104th General Assembly
  Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules.
  ILGA.GOV
Mobile Top Bar
  Search the 104th General Assembly
  Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website.
Full Text of HR0626
Home
Legislation
Full Text
	HR0626 - 104th General Assembly
		Bill Status
		Full Text
		Votes
		Witness Slips
	Select Menu
	Bill Status
	Full Text
	Votes
	Witness Slips
	Printer Friendly Version
			Introduced
		Printer Friendly Version
		Introduced
			 Open PDF
		HR0626		LRB104 20343 RMO 33795 r
1HOUSE RESOLUTION
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Kathryn
4A. "Kathy" (Wroblewski) Clay of Waukegan, who passed away on
5January 10, 2026; and
6    WHEREAS, Kathy Clay, the eldest child and only daughter of
7Casimir and Florence (Hosinski) Wroblewski, was born in South
8Bend, Indiana on April 20, 1938; she was raised in an extended
9Polish-American family, remaining proud of her heritage
10throughout her life; she became the first woman in her family
11to receive a college degree when she graduated from Indiana
12University in 1960 and later earned her master's degree; she
13married Harry Clay in 1960 and worked in the Indiana
14University Music Department until 1962; and
15    WHEREAS, Kathy Clay moved to Waukegan with her husband and
16their daughter, Christina Marie, and began a long and
17successful teaching career; she taught middle school English
18and Social Studies in North Chicago, then moved to the
19elementary level in the Woodland School District; at Woodland,
20she specialized in reading and became active in the union,
21including serving as a union representative; after retiring
22from Woodland at age 68, she returned to work as a reading
23specialist in several Lake County school districts until
		HR0626	- 2 -	LRB104 20343 RMO 33795 r
1retiring for good at age 75; and
2    WHEREAS, Kathy Clay was active in numerous groups and
3nonprofit organizations throughout more than 60 years spent
4living in Waukegan; believing fervently in democracy and the
5importance of voting, she was active in the League of Women
6Voters; she was an avid reader and served as treasurer of the
7Clare Cummings Club, which met regularly to hear authors
8speak; she worked tirelessly for Friends of the Waukegan
9Public Library and did everything from heading the
10organization to sorting through countless boxes of book
11donations; and
12    WHEREAS, Kathy Clay and her husband traveled to the
13Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario for many summers,
14creating wonderful memories for her daughter and fostering a
15love of theater in her granddaughters; she made trips
16throughout Europe, as well as to China and Thailand; in
17Waukegan, she met with old friends for breakfast and
18conversation every Thursday; supported by her dear friends and
19a dedicated caregiver in the last 15 years of her life, she
20continued to blaze her own path and live on her own terms; and
21    WHEREAS, Kathy Clay was preceded in death by her husband,
22Harry Clay, and her brother, Tom Wroblewski; and
		HR0626	- 3 -	LRB104 20343 RMO 33795 r
1    WHEREAS, Kathy Clay is survived by her daughter, Christina
2Marie Clay, MD (Tom Ramsey); her granddaughters, Ellen Morris
3Palermo (Joe Palermo) and Charlotte Morris; her brothers, Mike
4Wroblewski (Kris Yacovoni) and Jerry (Crystal) Wroblewski;
5therefore, be it
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
7HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we mourn the passing of Kathryn A. "Kathy" (Wroblewski) Clay
9and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and
10all who knew and loved her; and be it further
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to the family of Kathy Clay as an expression of our
13deepest sympathy.