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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Sandra Jo Carter, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | February 25, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Sandra Jo Carter was born in Harvey on January | ||||||
| 6 | 13, 1938; as a young girl, she was raised by her grandparents, | ||||||
| 7 | Clarence and Cleo Chesney; she graduated from Thornton | ||||||
| 8 | Township High School in 1956; she married Harold Carter in | ||||||
| 9 | 1962, and he preceded her in death in 2016; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Sandra Jo Carter worked for the Illinois Central | ||||||
| 11 | Railroad for several years until she was married in 1962, and | ||||||
| 12 | she later raised a family; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Sandra Jo Carter propelled her love of children | ||||||
| 14 | into a career, running her own daycare business for over 30 | ||||||
| 15 | years; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Sandra Jo Carter was very involved in | ||||||
| 17 | volunteerism at her children's schools; she also served as a | ||||||
| 18 | troop leader for Brownies and Cub Scouts; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Sandra Jo Carter had a passion for books and | ||||||
| 20 | movies; she idolized Clark Gable and loved the movie Gone with | ||||||
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| 1 | the Wind; she adored pansies and goldfinches; she loved | ||||||
| 2 | hearing her grandchildren sing "You are My Sunshine" to her; | ||||||
| 3 | she was passionate about Hawaii and went there on a dream | ||||||
| 4 | vacation with her family in 1998; she will be remembered for | ||||||
| 5 | her devotion to her family; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Sandra Jo Carter was the wife of Harold for | ||||||
| 7 | nearly 54 years; the mother of her adopted children, Scott and | ||||||
| 8 | Melia; the mother-in-law of Ginny Carter and Tom Cousins; and | ||||||
| 9 | the grandmother of Kailan Carter, Jessica Carter, Ava Cousins, | ||||||
| 10 | and Eli Cousins; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Sandra Jo Carter and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Sandra Jo Carter as an expression of | ||||||
| 18 | our deepest sympathy.
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