Bill Text: IL SR0362 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Adele B. McFadden of Springfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0362 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0362-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Adele B. McFadden of Springfield, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on May 25, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden was born to Darrell "D.C." and | ||||||
6 | Albina "Bea" Drasgulis Long in Springfield on April 8, 1950; | ||||||
7 | she graduated from Springfield High School and earned her | ||||||
8 | Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the | ||||||
9 | University of Illinois at Springfield; she married Brian | ||||||
10 | McFadden in Springfield on December 15, 2001; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden enjoyed a diverse and accomplished | ||||||
12 | career that included serving as a recycling program | ||||||
13 | coordinator for the State of Illinois, office manager for | ||||||
14 | Sojourn Shelter and Services, and owner and operator of the | ||||||
15 | iconic downtown establishment On Broadway; she finished her | ||||||
16 | career as the assistant director of Planning and Economic | ||||||
17 | Development for the City of Springfield; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden's passions included a lifelong | ||||||
19 | love of blues music and remodeling and flipping homes, | ||||||
20 | starting long before the existence of HGTV; she was also an | ||||||
21 | expert at entertaining, whether it was organizing a child's | ||||||
22 | party, a backyard blowout, or her legendary Christmas Eve |
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1 | parties; she loved to make others happy, and she did it | ||||||
2 | exceptionally well; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden was affectionately known as "Momo" | ||||||
4 | to her grandchildren; after retiring early, she gladly traded | ||||||
5 | her professional career for days of endless games of Scooby | ||||||
6 | Doo, hide and seek, and badminton and fun with LEGO; she showed | ||||||
7 | her grandchildren the world, including Disney, beach trips, | ||||||
8 | river canoeing, Broadway shows, museums, and art galleries; | ||||||
9 | she spent her life modeling for her grandchildren how to make | ||||||
10 | the most of every minute, to work hard and never settle, and to | ||||||
11 | give and love intensely; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden will be remembered as a fiercely | ||||||
13 | strong and independent woman, a wise and compassionate mother, | ||||||
14 | and a devoted wife whose love was unlimited and unconditional; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden was preceded in death by her | ||||||
17 | parents and her sister and brother-in-law, Kathleen and Bill | ||||||
18 | Dietsch; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden is survived by her husband, Brian | ||||||
20 | McFadden; her daughter, Kellie (Casey) Crayne; her | ||||||
21 | grandchildren, Kayla, Nathanael, and Logan; her | ||||||
22 | great-granddaughter, Livy; her sister, Patty (Pat Bumpus) |
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1 | Long; and her nieces and nephews, Tara, Ella, McKensie, Jack, | ||||||
2 | Jimmy, Will, and Alice; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
5 | Adele B. McFadden and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
6 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
7 | further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to the family of Adele McFadden as an expression of | ||||||
10 | our deepest sympathy.
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