Bill Text: IL SR2010 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Virginia L. Secrest of Wood River.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR2010 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2010-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 Virginia L. Secrest of Wood River, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on August 20, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Virginia Secrest was born in Mitchell to Herbert | ||||||
6 | J. and Vesta E. (Waggoner) Harshbarger on March 22, 1928; she | ||||||
7 | married Albert Seymore in 1946, and he passed away in 1948; she | ||||||
8 | married Alfred Nagel in 1953, and the marriage ended in 1970; | ||||||
9 | she married Kenneth Secrest in 1976, and he passed away in | ||||||
10 | 2002; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Virginia Secrest worked as a clerk and typist for | ||||||
12 | the Granite City Army Depot for 22 years; after retirement, she | ||||||
13 | dedicated herself to honoring veterans of the U.S. Armed | ||||||
14 | Forces; she led efforts to place flags on the graves of | ||||||
15 | veterans in the Upper Alton Cemetery; the hallmarks of her work | ||||||
16 | are the flagpole along Home Adams Parkway and the establishment | ||||||
17 | of the Avenue of Flags flown every Memorial Day; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Virginia Secrest was preceded in death by her | ||||||
19 | parents; her husbands; her daughter, Linda Seymore; her sons, | ||||||
20 | Terry and Gary Nagel; her stepson, Wayne Allen Secrest; her | ||||||
21 | stepdaughter, Janis Johnson; her three sisters; and her four | ||||||
22 | brothers; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Virginia Secrest is survived by her sons, Paul | ||||||
2 | (Mary) Nagel, David (Terrie) Nagel, and John (Kim Moore) Nagel; | ||||||
3 | her 13 grandchildren; her 16 great-grandchildren; and her | ||||||
4 | daughters-in-law, Rebecca Nagel and Renee Nagel; therefore, be | ||||||
5 | it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | Virginia L. Secrest and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
10 | further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Virginia Secrest as an expression of | ||||||
13 | our deepest sympathy.
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