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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Nancy Staunton, who passed away on 
4November 24, 2019 at the age of 90; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton was born Anna Jean O'Malley but was 
6known as Nancy; she was born  on November 18, 1929 in Englewood 
7to Irish immigrants, the youngest child of four; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton attended St. Brendan's Church and  
9Mercy High School; her father died when she was just a 
10teenager, and her sister Sarah Margaret, who was ten years 
11older, played a large part in her upbringing; she stayed close 
12to her sister, as well as her other siblings until they all 
13passed away; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton earned a Bachelor of Science in 
15Nursing in 1951 from St. Xavier College and took a nursing 
16position at Mercy hospital, all while working as a part-time 
17courier nurse for the Santa Fe Railroad on trips between 
18Chicago and Los Angeles; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton met her husband, Patrick Staunton, 
20in 1952, and they had six children together before moving to 
21their home on Linden Avenue, where they lived for the next 28 
 
 
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1years; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton joined the League of Women Voters 
3in 1967 and spent over three years working on various issues 
4with  the Board of Health Committee, the Racial Diversity Task 
5Force, and the Village Services Committee, as well as a 
6committee that performed an extensive study of Cook County 
7Government; her contributions were recognized with the Hazel 
8Hansen Award; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton returned to school in 1976 and 
10earned a Master of Public Health from the University of 
11Illinois at Chicago, which led to work in health care planning, 
12primarily with the Chicago Suburban Health Services Agency; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton was elected an Oak Park village 
14trustee in 1985 and faced numerous complex issues during her 
15six year tenure, including gun control, recognition of AIDS, 
16policies on non-discrimination, recycling, economic 
17development, union/management disputes, and an investigation 
18of the police department conducted by author and lawyer, Scott 
19Turow; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton served on the Institutional Review 
21Board of Loyola University Medical Center and the boards of the 
22Housing Center and the Family Services and Mental Health 
 
 
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1Center; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton also served on the Oak Park Board 
3of Health and helped start and staff a hospice group for the 
4Community Nursing Service in Oak Park, all while volunteering 
5at a variety of local organizations, including the Hemingway 
6Birthplace Home and Museum; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton and her husband, Pat, retired and 
8spent time at their cottage in Coloma, Michigan; in her last 
9three years, she spent her time in Walnut Creek, California 
10with her daughters, Mary and Anne; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton is survived by her children, Kevin 
12(Maria), Mary, Anne, Brian (Liz), Jane (Max), and Tom, and her 
13grandchildren, Jack, Kyle, Luke, Will, Van, Kevin, and Finn; 
14therefore, be it
  
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
17Nancy Staunton and extend our sincere condolences to her 
18family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
19further
  
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
21presented to the family of Nancy Staunton as an expression of 
 
 
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1our deepest sympathy.