Illinois SR 447: MEMORIAL - DIANE MERRIMAN

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SR0447LRB104 15570 LAW 28736 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Martha "Marty" Heindel Tardy, who 

4passed away on May 28, 2025 at the age of 90; and

5 WHEREAS, Martha Tardy was born to Alice Pearsall Heindel 

6and John Harold Heindel in Chicago on October 28, 1934; she was 

7raised in River Forest and graduated from Oak Park River 

8Forest High School in 1952, being voted most beautiful in her 

9class; and

10 WHEREAS, Martha Tardy earned a degree in sociology at 

11Indiana University in 1956, where she was a member of Kappa 

12Kappa Gamma sorority, becoming an active alumna for years to 

13come; during her studies, she met her future husband, M. 

14Eugene "Gene" Tardy Jr., and they married in 1957; and

15 WHEREAS, Martha Tardy worked for Eli Lilly for a few years 

16while her husband, Gene, was in medical school before working 

17as a mother and a volunteer; and

18 WHEREAS, Martha Tardy was committed to community service, 

19serving as a member of Infant Welfare Society Circle 31, past 

20president of the OP-RF Day Nursery, campaign chair and a board 

21member of the Community Chest, a Ravinia board member, and a 

SR0447- 2 -LRB104 15570 LAW 28736 r

1member of the board of directors of the Oak Park Trust & 

2Savings Bank; and

3 WHEREAS, Martha Tardy served on several committees at 

4Indiana University in more recent years, including as a member 

5of the Executive Dean's Advisory Board of the College of Arts 

6and Sciences, chair of the Alumni Board of the College of Arts 

7and Sciences, and a founding member of both the Women's 

8Philanthropy Leadership Council and the Women's Colloquium 

9Steering Committee; and

10 WHEREAS, Mart