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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Sandra Mary "Sandy" Rapp of Peoria, who
4passed away on January 24, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Sandy Rapp was born in Kinsman to Louis and
6Loisanne O'Connell on September 9, 1958; she learned the value
7of hard work on the family farm, while excelling in school; she
8earned a nursing degree at St. Francis College of Nursing in
91980; she married Emerson Rapp Jr. in 1982; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Sandy Rapp worked as an Emergency Room Nurse at
11St. Francis and Proctor Hospitals, as an organ donation
12coordinator at Red Cross, and as a mental health advocate at
13OSF; she helped save hundreds of lives in Central Illinois over
14the course of her career; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Sandy Rapp is remembered for living life to the
16fullest; she enjoyed vacationing with family, reading,
17crafting with her grandchildren, and anything related to Irish
18music, food, or art; she also relished sister reunions to
19Chicago and the theater; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Sandy Rapp was preceded in death by her father,
21Louis O'Connell; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Sandy Rapp is survived by her husband, Emerson
2Rapp Jr.; her daughter, D'Arcy (Eric) Haeusser; her son,
3Emerson (Briana) Rapp III; her brothers, Daniel O'Connell,
4Kevin (LaDonna) O'Connell, and Paul (Kathleen) O'Connell; her
5sisters, Connie (Steve) Vaughn and Kelly (Gerry) Johnson; her
6mother, Loisanne O'Connell; and her grandchildren, Leah,
7Benedict, Lillian, Eleanor, Louisa, Alexandra, David, and
8Adele; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
11Sandra Mary "Sandy" Rapp and extend our sincere condolences to
12her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
13further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to the family of Sandy Rapp as an expression of our
16deepest sympathy.