Bill Text: IL SR2211 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Alyce Joyce Shay of McHenry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2211 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2211-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 Alyce Joyce Shay of McHenry, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on August 22, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay was born in Chicago to Mitchell and | ||||||
6 | Charlotte (Wijacki) Bykowski on December 5, 1936; she moved to | ||||||
7 | the McHenry area with her parents in the early 1950s and | ||||||
8 | married John J. Shay at St. Mary Church on October 4, 1958; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay graduated from the Wilkins School of | ||||||
10 | Music in 1955 and opened the Alyce Joyce Music Studio in 1957; | ||||||
11 | she taught numerous students her love of the organ, until its | ||||||
12 | closing in 2009; she was also a spokesperson for Lyon & Healy | ||||||
13 | of Chicago; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay and her husband enjoyed living on the | ||||||
15 | river in McHenry for almost 20 years; they held annual Fiesta | ||||||
16 | Days after parties; they also hosted the yearly "blessing of | ||||||
17 | the boats" on the Fox River; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay was a member of the Church of Holy | ||||||
19 | Apostles, where she was the church organist and was the founder | ||||||
20 | of the prayer line; she had a deep admiration for animals, | ||||||
21 | especially dogs; she adored raising her sons and being a |
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1 | grandmother and great-grandmother; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay was preceded in death by her husband, | ||||||
3 | John, and her parents; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay is survived by her sons, Kevin Shay and | ||||||
5 | Darren (Debby) Shay; her grandchildren, Ryan (Kristina) Shay | ||||||
6 | and Scott (Terri) Shay; her great-grandchildren, Harper and | ||||||
7 | Madison; and her siblings, Ronald (Linda) Bykowski and James | ||||||
8 | (Sherry) Bykowski; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | Alyce Joyce Shay, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
13 | further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Alyce Shay as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | deepest sympathy.
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