Bill Text: IL SR1243 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Eilene Taylor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1243 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1243-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Eilene Taylor, who passed away on July | ||||||
4 | 29, 2022; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Eilene Taylor was born to Clyde and Minnie Taylor | ||||||
6 | on November 15, 1929; she earned her bachelor's degree in | ||||||
7 | Education and her master's degree in Counseling; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Eilene Taylor was a teacher in the Bethalto | ||||||
9 | School District for 29 years; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Eilene Taylor served as a volunteer at the Oasis | ||||||
11 | Women's Center for 35 years, and she was recognized with the | ||||||
12 | Governor's Volunteer Service Award for her dedication and | ||||||
13 | devotion to helping abused women; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Eilene Taylor was very active in the fight for | ||||||
15 | equal rights for women and often marched, rallied, and | ||||||
16 | petitioned in support of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA); and
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17 | WHEREAS, Eilene Taylor loved taking walks, reading, and | ||||||
18 | drinking gin martinis and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan; | ||||||
19 | she was very proud of the accomplishments of her children, | ||||||
20 | grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Eilene Taylor was preceded in death by her | ||||||
2 | parents; her husband, Maurice Elfgen; her infant daughter, | ||||||
3 | Lucinda Jane; her brother, Charles Taylor; her grandsons, | ||||||
4 | Scott Rhodes and Ryan Aud; and her brother-in-law, Byron | ||||||
5 | Sackett; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Eilene Taylor is survived by her twin sister, | ||||||
7 | Darlene Sackett; her sister, Betty Taylor; her children, Jo | ||||||
8 | (John) Gammage, Sandy (Mark) Rhodes, Nancy (Steve) Aud, and | ||||||
9 | Catherine Elfgen; her grandchildren, Cary (Jan) Hunter, Greg | ||||||
10 | Hunter, Brandon Gammage, Sean Gammage, Kimberly (Pat) | ||||||
11 | Anderson, Rachelle (Jim) Crowe, Lucinda Tanksley, and Lera | ||||||
12 | Leonberger; her 12 great-grandchildren; and her | ||||||
13 | great-great-grandson; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
16 | Eilene Taylor and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
17 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
18 | further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Eilene Taylor as an expression of | ||||||
21 | our deepest sympathy.
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