Bill Text: IL SR1032 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Stacks the Library Cat of Litchfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR1032 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1032-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Stacks the Library Cat of Litchfield, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on May 10, 2024; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Stacks was found abandoned near Gillespie and | ||||||
6 | then taken to Adopt-A-Pet in Benld, where she was adopted by | ||||||
7 | the Litchfield Carnegie Public Library in 2009; she made the | ||||||
8 | move to the library's new facility in 2018; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Stacks lived in the library with staff checking | ||||||
10 | on her on days the library was closed; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Stacks worked as a mouser, greeter, and elevator | ||||||
12 | attendant at the Litchfield library, and her care and food | ||||||
13 | were funded by donations; and
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14 | WHEREAS, During her tenure, Stacks was featured as one of | ||||||
15 | 45 amazing literary cats in the February issue of Cat Fancy | ||||||
16 | magazine in 2010; she was also featured in The State | ||||||
17 | Journal-Register and the Chicago Tribune; notably, there are | ||||||
18 | an estimated 700 cats living in libraries around the world; | ||||||
19 | and
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20 | WHEREAS, Stacks had a playful nature, including a fondness |
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1 | for hiding behind a computer screen and popping out to | ||||||
2 | surprise patrons and riding the library elevator; she also | ||||||
3 | liked watching birds from the library front window; therefore, | ||||||
4 | be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
7 | Stacks the Library Cat and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
8 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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