SR0890 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Kay Elaine Peet of Pleasant Plains, who passed away on March 29, 2024; and

WHEREAS, Kay Peet was born in Springfield to David I. and Rachel B. (Thacker) Marker on July 8, 1940; she graduated from Lanphier High School in 1958; she had many fond memories of her time there and stayed in touch with many of her classmates throughout the years; she married Maynard "Bud" Bandy in 1958; she later married John "Bob" Peet in 1976; and

WHEREAS, Kay Peet worked as a housewife and mother, an office assistant to Congressman Paul Findley, an executive secretary for the Illinois Jaycees and the Illinois Association of Realtors, an office manager for ESM Development, and a manager of Homestead Place and Homestead at Montvale; she retired in 2016, after service as a legislative assistant working in leadership for the Illinois House of Representatives; while working for the House at one time, she cooked once a week so the representatives could have a home-cooked meal while away; and

WHEREAS, Kay Peet was willing to help everyone she knew; she had great fun getting together with her Lanphier classmates every year at their "Birthday Bash"; she was an avid Cubs fan and enjoyed reading, working with her flowers, watching TV, doing the daily crossword puzzles/Sudoku, and watching her family race and bowl; she was well known for her homemade chicken and noodles and deviled eggs; she was devoted to her family and her cats and loved all animals; and

WHEREAS, Kay Peet was preceded in death by her parents; her former husbands; and her son, Troy Charles Bandy; and

WHEREAS, Kay Peet is survived by her daughter, Kimberly K. (Larry) Hall; her son, Todd L. (Shelly) Bandy; her grandchildren, Sean Bandy, Ryan (Ashley) Hall, Rachel (Matt) Burdick, Randal (Emily) Hall, Riley Hall, Jonathan (Heather) Bandy, Sarah (Caileb) Beaird, and Nicholas Bandy; 14 great-grandchildren and one on the way; and several great-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Kay Elaine Peet and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Kay Peet as an expression of our deepest sympathy.