Bill Text: IL SR0591 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Elaine Sue Nell of McHenry.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0591 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0591-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 Elaine Sue Nell of McHenry, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on May 14, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Elaine Nell was born in McHenry to Ambrose and | ||||||
| 6 | Dorothy (Freund) Schaefer on October 6, 1927; she married her | ||||||
| 7 | McHenry High School sweetheart, Henry F. Nell, at St. Mary | ||||||
| 8 | Catholic Church in McHenry on February 7, 1948, with the | ||||||
| 9 | groom's uncle, Father George Nell officiating; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Elaine Nell had an active interest in history; she | ||||||
| 11 | was a charter member of the McHenry County Historical Society, | ||||||
| 12 | the Genealogical society, and a member of the American Legion | ||||||
| 13 | and V.F.W of McHenry; she enjoyed painting, flower arranging, | ||||||
| 14 | gardening, sewing, baking, and being creative; Sundays were | ||||||
| 15 | always Bears football days, her favorite team; she started a | ||||||
| 16 | Monthly Widows Club in which she and other widows would meet | ||||||
| 17 | once a month at a local restaurant for lunch; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Elaine Nell was an active member of the St. Mary | ||||||
| 19 | Council of Catholic Women, where she enjoyed helping with the | ||||||
| 20 | annual rummage sale for which she made all the signs for over | ||||||
| 21 | 35 years; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Elaine Nell was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
| 2 | her husband, Hank Nell; her sister and brother-in law, Marilyn | ||||||
| 3 | (Tom) Harrison; and her sister-in-law, Henrietta Nell; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Elaine Nell is survived by her daughters, Cindy | ||||||
| 5 | Oeffling (Rick Sweeney), Jessie (Denny) Smith, and Beth Staley; | ||||||
| 6 | her grandsons, Nick (Amy) Oeffling, Brad (April) Oeffling, | ||||||
| 7 | Chris Smith, Dave Smith, and Matt Staley (Becky Bland); her | ||||||
| 8 | great-grandchildren, Braylen, Brynlee, and Grant Oeffling; and | ||||||
| 9 | her sister-in-law, Ethel Nell; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Elaine Sue Nell, 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 Elaine Nell as an expression of our | ||||||
| 17 | deepest sympathy.
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