Bill Text: IL SR0282 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Lola Hickey of Rochester.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR0282 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0282-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Lola Hickey (nee Heller) of Rochester, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on April 21, 2013; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Lola Hickey was born on October 23, 1916, in | ||||||
6 | Elmira, New York, to Milton and Grace Weiss Heller; she was | ||||||
7 | president of the student council during high school and captain | ||||||
8 | of her high school's girls basketball team; she married | ||||||
9 | Herschel Hickey on December 24, 1946, in Springfield; she and | ||||||
10 | Herschel raised their family in Jacksonville; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Lola Hickey was a registered nurse and retired as | ||||||
12 | the director of nursing at the Scott County Nursing Home; after | ||||||
13 | retirement, she was a dedicated volunteer at Koke Mill Medical | ||||||
14 | Center, Memorial Hospital, and Lewis Memorial Christian Home; | ||||||
15 | in 2002, she was honored as YWCA "Woman of Excellence"; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Lola Hickey was an active member of Central | ||||||
17 | Christian Church in Jacksonville and the Westside Christian | ||||||
18 | Church in Springfield; affectionately known as "Grandma YoYo", | ||||||
19 | she enjoyed following her grandchildren play sports, watching | ||||||
20 | the Fighting Illini basketball team and the St. Louis | ||||||
21 | Cardinals, playing games with her family and friends, and was a | ||||||
22 | fierce card, domino, and Scrabble competitor; she also enjoyed |
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1 | camping and traveling and was a founding member with her | ||||||
2 | husband of the Jacksonville Family Camper's Club; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Lola Hickey was preceded in death by her husband, | ||||||
4 | and her sisters, Ethel Stoner and Mildred Hartz; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Lola Hickey is survived by her daughters, Martha | ||||||
6 | Hickey (companion Orville), Norma Seibert, and Jan Hickey; her | ||||||
7 | grandchildren, Robin (John) Schmidt, Janet Seibert, Ryan | ||||||
8 | (Mendy) DuRocher, Julie (Mike) Keebler, and Scott (Toni) | ||||||
9 | Seibert; and 15 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Lola Hickey, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | ||||||
13 | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Lola Hickey as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | deepest sympathy.
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