Bill Text: IL SR1269 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mary Irene Bowman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1269 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1269-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 Mary Irene Bowman, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | June 23, 2024 at the age of 99; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mary Bowman was born to Bernard and Irene Kiley | ||||||
| 6 | in Chicago on November 6, 1924; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Mary Bowman was a lifelong supporter of Trinity | ||||||
| 8 | High School, as she and her six daughters were all graduates; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Mary Bowman graduated from Rosary College, now | ||||||
| 11 | Dominican University, and she received her master's degree in | ||||||
| 12 | social work from Loyola University; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Mary Bowman met her husband of 48 years, Paul | ||||||
| 14 | Clarke Bowman Jr., while studying at Loyola University; they | ||||||
| 15 | were married on October 8, 1949; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Mary Bowman was a dedicated advocate for the | ||||||
| 17 | Haymarket House in Chicago, founded by a dear friend of hers | ||||||
| 18 | from Loyola, Monseigneur Ignatius McDermott; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Mary Bowman and her husband volunteered at the | ||||||
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| 1 | Apostolate for the Handicapped for many years; she also | ||||||
| 2 | contributed to countless other charitable works; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Mary Bowman was passionate about her faith; she | ||||||
| 4 | exhibited a compassionate attitude towards everyone and had a | ||||||
| 5 | great sense of humor; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Mary Bowman was preceded in death by her husband; | ||||||
| 7 | her parents; her brothers, Bernard and William; her | ||||||
| 8 | son-in-law, Bernard; and her daughter-in-law, Shelly; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Mary Bowman is survived by her children, Mary Kay | ||||||
| 10 | (James) Mullen, Nancy (the late Bernard) Babel, Patricia | ||||||
| 11 | (James) Ruth, Susan (Phillip) Mullane, Ellen (Lawrence) | ||||||
| 12 | Calkins, Paul (the late Shelly) Bowman, Jerome (Mary) Bowman, | ||||||
| 13 | and Elizabeth (Curtis) Kracht; 21 grandchildren; 25 | ||||||
| 14 | great-grandchildren; her brother-in-law, Jim; her | ||||||
| 15 | sister-in-law, Winnie Bowman; and many nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 16 | therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 19 | Mary Irene Bowman and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 20 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 21 | further
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