SR0276LRB100 11802 MST 23096 r


  
1
SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Mary Lou Cousley of Alton, who passed 
4away on February 24, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Cousley was born in St. Louis, Missouri 
6to James and Jean (Handley) Williamson on July 11, 1940 and 
7grew up in East St. Louis; she married Stephen A. Cousley on 
8June 8, 1963 and they settled in Alton; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Cousley taught second grade at Central 
10School in Roxana; she coached the women's tennis team at Lewis 
11and Clark Community College in Godfrey for nine years; she and 
12her husband owned and managed Dormann's Gifts and Interiors in 
13Alton for 16 years before she retired; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Cousley was an avid tennis player and 
15golfer; she was a runner-up in the Boynton Beach Links Ladies 
16Championship and had three holes-in-one; she excelled as a 
17chef, party planner, and entertainer, and one of her "jobs" was 
18DJ for the Social Committee at Colonial Ridge Club, where she 
19spent her winters; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Cousley was a charter member of the Alton 
21Marketplace and a member of the Junior League of Greater Alton; 
 
 
SR0276- 2 -LRB100 11802 MST 23096 r

1she was involved with the Community Service League, P.E.O. 
2Chapter IL, the Alton Children's Theatre, and the Jennie D. 
3Hayner Library Board; she was a volunteer with many other 
4agencies; she loved helping beautify Riverview Park and the 
5Sunken Garden, and co-chairing the event known as the Duck 
6Pluckers Ball, a fundraiser for Alton Memorial Hospital 
7Foundation to purchase new ambulances; she was a longtime 
8member of First Presbyterian Church, where she served as a 
9deacon; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Cousley was preceded in death by her 
11parents and her brother, Charles Williamson; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Cousley is survived by her husband of 54 
13years, Steve; her daughter, Jean Cousley; her son, Mark (Mary) 
14Cousley; her grandchildren, Chrysa Cousley, Alex Cousley, and 
15Katie Cousley; and many other in-laws, cousins, nieces, and 
16nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
19Mary Lou Cousley, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
20family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
21further
  
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
 
 
SR0276- 3 -LRB100 11802 MST 23096 r

1presented to  the family of  Mary Lou Cousley as an expression of 
2our deepest sympathy.