Bill Text: IL SR0617 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Laverna L. Nichols of Peoria.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR0617 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0617-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 Laverna L. Nichols of Peoria, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on May 26, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Laverna Nichols was born in Peoria on July 13, | ||||||
| 6 | 1918 to Clyde and Bernice (nee Hampton) Short; she graduated | ||||||
| 7 | from Kingman High School in Peoria and married Merle E. Nichols | ||||||
| 8 | on December 19, 1936 in Eureka; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Laverna Nichols worked as a banquet waitress for | ||||||
| 10 | the Pere Marquette Hotel and Jefferson Hotel; she later became | ||||||
| 11 | desk manager of the Jefferson Hotel for many years; she last | ||||||
| 12 | worked at Jumer's Castle Lodge for 6 years, retiring in 1993; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Laverna Nichols was a longtime member of First | ||||||
| 15 | United Methodist Church in Peoria; she was active in the Order | ||||||
| 16 | of the Eastern Star and in mothers' clubs; she enjoyed bowling, | ||||||
| 17 | baking cookies, and making candles; she was a true homemaker | ||||||
| 18 | with a green thumb; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Laverna Nichols was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 20 | husband, Merle; her parents; her infant brother; and her | ||||||
| 21 | sister, Betty Babcock; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Laverna Nichols is survived by her son, Jerry | ||||||
| 2 | (Barbara) Nichols; her daughters, Judith (Alan) Aaron and | ||||||
| 3 | Jacqueline Nichols; her 7 grandchildren, Catherine (James) | ||||||
| 4 | Tarrant, Craig (Lani) Nichols, Christina (Randy) Reidl, | ||||||
| 5 | Michelle Aaron (Stephen Hope), Lara Aaron (William Robert | ||||||
| 6 | Johnson), Jacqueline (Billie) Cain, and Stephanie (Daniel) | ||||||
| 7 | Nicholson; her 10 great-grandchildren, Sarah, Brittany, Kevin, | ||||||
| 8 | Coty, Maximillian, Sydney Rose, Emma Noel, Ashley, Tuesday, and | ||||||
| 9 | Matthew; her great-great-grandson, Owen; and several nieces | ||||||
| 10 | and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Laverna L. Nichols, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Laverna Nichols as an expression of | ||||||
| 18 | our deepest sympathy.
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