Bill Text: IL SR1043 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Marilyn F. Campbell of Georgetown.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-11-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR1043 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1043-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 Marilyn F. Campbell of Georgetown, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on September 21, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Marilyn Campbell was born in Terre Haute, Indiana | ||||||
6 | to Carl Wesley and Elsie Fern (Watson) Campbell in March 1941; | ||||||
7 | she graduated from Gerstmeyer High school in Terre Haute; she | ||||||
8 | then earned a Bachelor and Master's Degree in Biology from | ||||||
9 | Indiana State; she also completed many hours of additional | ||||||
10 | study at Colorado State University; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Marilyn Campbell made a career of education both | ||||||
12 | inside and outside the classroom; she first taught high school | ||||||
13 | in Indiana; Illinois became her home when she accepted a | ||||||
14 | faculty position at Danville Area Community College; her next | ||||||
15 | opportunity came with the formation of the Vermilion County | ||||||
16 | Conservation District; she was chosen to become the chief | ||||||
17 | naturalist in 1969; she then became the Director of Education | ||||||
18 | and Programs and created the county-wide outdoor education | ||||||
19 | program; she advanced to become Deputy Director of the | ||||||
20 | conservation district; she assisted in the creation of a | ||||||
21 | prairie at Forest Glen, which was dedicated as a one-of-a-kind | ||||||
22 | Illinois Nature Preserve in 1998; she was the face of | ||||||
23 | conservation in Vermilion County for many people, especially |
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1 | the school children who attended outdoor camps; and
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2 | WHEREAS, For the first few years with the district, Marilyn | ||||||
3 | lived in a house within Forest Glen, which she chronicled in | ||||||
4 | her book "At Home in Forest Glen"; for the rest of her life, | ||||||
5 | Forest Glen was the place where she most wanted to be in her | ||||||
6 | spare time; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Marilyn Campbell accepted the offer to become | ||||||
8 | Executive Director of the Illinois Audubon Society in 1994; | ||||||
9 | under her leadership, the organization advanced financially, | ||||||
10 | increased its education offerings, and developed new | ||||||
11 | relationships with many organizations; she spearheaded land | ||||||
12 | acquisition and protection for threatened and endangered | ||||||
13 | species, and oversaw sanctuaries around the state; her tireless | ||||||
14 | efforts resulted in increased membership, the formation of new | ||||||
15 | chapters, and improved protection of the flora and fauna of | ||||||
16 | Illinois; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Upon Marilyn Campbell's retirement in 2006, the | ||||||
18 | Illinois Audubon Society honored her career in education by | ||||||
19 | establishing the Marilyn F. Campbell scholarship at Danville | ||||||
20 | Area Community College; after her retirement, she volunteered | ||||||
21 | her time as editor of the Illinois Audubon Society's magazine; | ||||||
22 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, Marilyn Campbell was a consultant to the Illinois | ||||||
2 | Nature Preserves Commission and was a member of the State's | ||||||
3 | Endangered Species Protection Board; she also volunteered at | ||||||
4 | the local food bank, assisted with the Feed the Children | ||||||
5 | Backpack Program, and held officer positions with the | ||||||
6 | Middlefork Audubon Society of Vermilion County; she joined | ||||||
7 | Therapy Dogs International, became a Certified Evaluator, and | ||||||
8 | worked with over 225 dogs and their owners; she and her own | ||||||
9 | collies made therapeutic visits to area nursing homes, | ||||||
10 | children's camps, and the Veterans Affairs health system; she | ||||||
11 | developed bonds with many of the veterans and felt a loss when | ||||||
12 | they passed; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Marilyn Campbell was preceded in death by her | ||||||
14 | parents; her sister, Carol Ann, in infancy; and her best | ||||||
15 | friend, Betty Youngblood; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Marilyn Campbell is survived by her sister, Mary | ||||||
17 | Ellen Robertson; her niece Rhonda (John) Branca; her nephew, | ||||||
18 | Anthony (Cathy) Branca; her many friends; and her collie, | ||||||
19 | Hannah; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
21 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
22 | Marilyn F. Campbell and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
23 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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1 | further
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2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
3 | presented to the family of Marilyn Campbell as an expression of | ||||||
4 | our deepest sympathy.
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