Illinois SR 845: MEMORIAL - JAMES M. DROZDZ

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SR0845LRB104 16684 ECR 30088 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Tineke Cornelia "Trijntje" Schouten, 

4who passed away on November 28, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Tineke Schouten was born to Dirk Schouten and 

6Trijntje Walst in Bersingerhorn in North Holland in the 

7Netherlands on January 26, 1931; she immigrated to the United 

8States on April 13, 1956, sponsored by the Houck family of Oak 

9Park, and she became a United States citizen in 1977; and

10 WHEREAS, Tineke Schouten worked as an executive 

11administrative assistant at Marsh and McLennan, Inc.; she also 

12worked at the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital, now known as 

13Midwestern University, and the Chicago College of Osteopathic 

14Medicine; additionally, she became a realtor and real estate 

15broker for Century 21; and

16 WHEREAS, Tineke Schouten was a member of a variety of 

17organizations, including the Dutch Immigrant Society, the 

18Knickerbocker Society, First Congregational Church, the Art 

19Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian Institute, and the 

20Wilderness Society; she held her realtor license in the State 

21of Florida, where she was a member of Meadowbrook Church, the 

22Prayer Shawl Ministry at First Presbyterian Church of Ocala, 

SR0845- 2 -LRB104 16684 ECR 30088 r

1Florida, and the HOA in the subdivision where she had retired; 

2she was a notary public and a founding member, along with Dr. 

3Mildred C. Harris, of God First Ministries, and she was 

4awarded Signatures of Prolific Women in 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Tineke Schouten was a woman of deep faith; her 

6light and joy were contagious; and

7 WHEREAS, Tineke Schouten was preceded in death by her 

8parents; he