Bill Text: IL SR0954 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Marijule S. Shields of Harvard.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0954 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0954-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 Marijule S. Shields of Harvard, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on September 19, 2017 at the age of 101; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Marijule Shields was born in Harvard to Edward and | ||||||
| 6 | Pearl (Waters) Strain on March 30, 1916; she attended St. | ||||||
| 7 | Joseph's School in Harvard and graduated from Harvard High | ||||||
| 8 | School in 1934; she attended the University of Wisconsin in | ||||||
| 9 | Whitewater and married Joseph R. Shields at St. Joseph Catholic | ||||||
| 10 | Church in Harvard on June 21, 1939; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Marijule Shields played a major role as advisor | ||||||
| 12 | and hostess for her husband throughout his years in business | ||||||
| 13 | and civic organizations; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Marijule Shields was active in several book and | ||||||
| 15 | golf organizations and was an accomplished bridge player; she | ||||||
| 16 | was a loving mother and grandmother who thought of everyone | ||||||
| 17 | else above herself; she was a member of St. Joseph Catholic | ||||||
| 18 | Church, a member of Daughters of Isabella, and a Brownie and | ||||||
| 19 | Girl Scout leader for many years in Harvard; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Marijule Shields was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 21 | parents; her husband, Joe; and her sister, Kathy Smith; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Marijule Shields is survived by her children, | ||||||
| 2 | Barbara (Kirk) McComb, Karyl (James) Glass, Michael Shields, | ||||||
| 3 | Ray (Roberta) Shields, and Patricia (Frank) Novel; 10 | ||||||
| 4 | grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two | ||||||
| 5 | great-great-grandchildren on the way; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 8 | Marijule S. Shields, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Marijule Shields as an expression of | ||||||
| 13 | our deepest sympathy.
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