Illinois HR 874: MEMORIAL-REP. ROSEMARY KURTZ

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HR0874LRB104 21563 MST 36975 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former 

4Illinois State Representatives Rosemary Magner Kurtz, who 

5passed away on April 1, 2026, at the age of 95; and

6 WHEREAS, Rep. Kurtz was born on August 11, 1930 in 

7Richmond, Indiana; the Magner family was a survivor of the 

8bleak years of the Great Depression, with Rosemary losing her 

9mother, Florence Harrington Magner, at age 2; she credited her 

10stepmother, Lauretta Rowe Magner, with loving her and helping 

11to shape her character as an adult; and

12 WHEREAS, Aiming towards a teaching career, Rep. Kurtz 

13studied at, and was awarded a B.A. degree from, the University 

14of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma; she followed this with a 

15master's degree from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, 

16Kansas; she did Ph.D. course work at the University of Iowa in 

17Iowa City, helping her to become an instructor at the high 

18school and college level; and

19 WHEREAS, Rep. Kurtz specialized in the teaching of the 

20Spanish language to Spanish learners and the teaching of the 

21English language to English learners; teaching for 25 years, 

22she developed close ties with McHenry County College (MCC) and 

HR0874- 2 -LRB104 21563 MST 36975 r

1with the school systems of McHenry County, especially District 

2#155, the district from which she retired; and

3 WHEREAS, As a local leader, Rep. Kurtz joined the Crystal 

4Lake Zoning Board of Appeals in the 1970s at the commencement 

5of the major population boom in McHenry County; focusing on 

6protection of the Crystal Lake watershed, she remained on this 

7board for 20 years; and

8 WHEREAS, Rep. Kurt