Illinois SR 442: MEMORIAL-LYNN A. GALUSKA ELSEN

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SR0442LRB104 15569 ECR 28735 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Lynn Ann Galuska Elsen, who passed 

4away on May 21, 2025 at the age of 68; and

5 WHEREAS, Lynn Galuska Elsen was born to Raymond and Stella 

6Galuska in Chicago in 1956; she was the third eldest of four 

7children, growing up with her siblings, Raymond (Connee) 

8Galuska, Denise (Paul) Rexroat, and Ellen (Robert) Paulson; 

9and

10 WHEREAS, Lynn Galuska Elsen spent her childhood in St. 

11Catherine of Alexandria Parish of Oak Lawn, and she was 

12educated at Mount Assisi High School; and

13 WHEREAS, Lynn Galuska Elsen continued her education at the 

14University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she received 

15her nursing degree and met her husband, Michael; and

16 WHEREAS, Lynn Galuska Elsen became a high-risk OB nurse at 

17Prentice Hospital in Chicago in 1980, and she committed the 

18next 40 years of her career to caring for and supporting women 

19at Northwestern Memorial Hospital; and

20 WHEREAS, Lynn Galuska Elsen decided to take the night 

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1shifts while her husband would take the day shifts so their 

2children could spend as much time as possible with their 

3parents; and

4 WHEREAS, Lynn Galuska Elsen and her husband moved to Oak 

5Park in 1981; and

6 WHEREAS, Lynn Galuska Elsen was an active participant in 

7the Oak Park community, and she attended St. Catherine-St. 

8Lucy's Church every week while being a key member of the choir; 

9and

10 WHEREAS, Lynn Galuska Elsen was a founding member and 

11trustee for the West Suburban Special Recreation Association; 

12and

13 WHEREAS, Lynn Galuska Elsen co-founded Together In th