Bill Text: IL SR1741 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Melva Joanne Shephard of Woodstock.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-18 - Resolution Adopted [SR1741 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1741-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 Melva Joanne Shephard of Woodstock, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on April 28, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Melva Shephard was born in Meadville, | ||||||
| 6 | Pennsylvania to Joseph and Hettie May (Miller) McClaughry on | ||||||
| 7 | September 25, 1929; her family moved to Lancaster, California | ||||||
| 8 | when she was an infant; she graduated with honors from the | ||||||
| 9 | University of California, Berkeley with a degree in | ||||||
| 10 | microbiology; she married Edward Eugene "Gene" Shephard in | ||||||
| 11 | Berkeley on June 22, 1952; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Melva Shephard worked full-time in administrative | ||||||
| 13 | positions until her retirement in 2001; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Melva Shephard was an avid reader and a constant | ||||||
| 15 | and life-long learner; she enjoyed being engaged in thoughtful | ||||||
| 16 | conversations with her children and grandchildren; she and Gene | ||||||
| 17 | lived for four years in Ioninna, Greece and made numerous trips | ||||||
| 18 | to Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and most of | ||||||
| 19 | Europe; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Melva Shephard was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 21 | parents; her husband of almost 59 years, Gene; her brothers, | ||||||
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| 1 | Paul and Bob; her sister, Kathryn; and her grandson, Anders | ||||||
| 2 | Swanson; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Melva Shephard is survived by her children, | ||||||
| 4 | Rebecca Shephard, Steve Shephard (Debbie), and Amy Swanson | ||||||
| 5 | (Scott); her grandchildren, Elizabeth Jordy, Taylor Shephard, | ||||||
| 6 | Samuel Shephard (Colleen Shuda), Marta Haight (John), and Bjorn | ||||||
| 7 | Swanson; and her great-grandson, Jeremiah; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Melva Joanne Shephard, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 11 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Melva Shephard as an expression of | ||||||
| 15 | our deepest sympathy.
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