IL SR1731

Shirley Mae Rauschenberger of Elgin died on December 15, 2014, at age 87.

She served 12 years on the District U-46 School Board and was a founder of the Open Door Clinic.

She held numerous volunteer positions with organizations including the YWCA, YMCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Salvation Army.

She worked as a "copy girl" for the Chicago Daily News, later became an editor of the Elgin Free Press (now Elgin Herald), and worked in retail stores.

The Illinois Senate expresses condolences to her surviving family of 2 daughters, 4 sons, 13 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.