Bill Text: IL SR0526 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Lois Jean Russell of Gladstone.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0526 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0526-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 Lois Jean Russell of Gladstone, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on May 3, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Lois Russell was born on November 6, 1924 to Fay
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6 | and Ruby Painter Burkhart; she graduated from Dallas City
High | ||||||
7 | School in 1942 as the salutatorian; she then graduated from Gem | ||||||
8 | City Business College in
Quincy; and
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9 | WHEREAS, After graduation, Lois Russell worked
at Camp | ||||||
10 | Ellis near Macomb; she married Delmar
Briscoe Russell in Dallas | ||||||
11 | City on July 18, 1943; later, she worked for the LaHarpe
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12 | Creamery, the Gladstone Grain Company, and the Gulfport River | ||||||
13 | Terminal; she sold
Pioneer Seed Corn as well as being a | ||||||
14 | full-time mother and homemaker; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Lois Russell enjoyed knitting and made many baby | ||||||
16 | blankets for her children,
grandchildren, and | ||||||
17 | great-grandchildren; she loved vegetable and flower
gardening | ||||||
18 | and solving crossword and jigsaw puzzles; she also enjoyed
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19 | playing cards with family, friends, and neighbors, and belonged | ||||||
20 | to many
clubs; she was a member of Gladstone United Methodist | ||||||
21 | Church, the Order Of The Eastern Star, and the Red
Hat Club; | ||||||
22 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, Lois Russell was preceded in death by her husband, | ||||||
2 | Delmar; her parents; her sister, Betty Shaw; 2 grandchildren; | ||||||
3 | and one great-grandchild; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Lois Russell is survived by her 3 sons, Fay | ||||||
5 | (Suzanne) Russell, Gail (Diane) Russell, and Larry (Pat)
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6 | Russell; her 4 daughters, Delma (Nick) Plackett, Nancy (Larry) | ||||||
7 | Gapen, Janet (Lloyd) Russell-Jacobs, and Harriet Russell; her | ||||||
8 | 18 grandchildren; and her 29 great-grandchildren; therefore, | ||||||
9 | be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Lois Jean Russell, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Lois Russell as an expression of our | ||||||
17 | deepest sympathy.
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