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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 Marie V. Nickels, who passed away |
| 4 | | peacefully in her River Forest home surrounded by family, at |
| 5 | | the age of 99; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Marie Nickels was born to Louis and Gertrude |
| 7 | | Patke in Chicago on November 30, 1921; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Marie Nickels grew up on the North Side of |
| 9 | | Chicago in the Albany Park neighborhood; she attended Our Lady |
| 10 | | of Mercy Grammar School and Immaculata High School; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marie Nickels continued her education at Rosary |
| 12 | | College, now Dominican University, and graduated with a degree |
| 13 | | in Library Science; she became a librarian at Barat College; |
| 14 | | and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Marie Nickels married her longtime neighborhood |
| 16 | | sweetheart, William C. Nickels; she traveled the world with |
| 17 | | him; her four children, Bob, Pam, Mary, and Bill, were her |
| 18 | | pride and joy; she enjoyed spending time with her |
| 19 | | grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Marie Nickels enjoyed cooking and was a "wiz" in |
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| 1 | | the kitchen; she produced gourmet meals every night; she |
| 2 | | delighted in searching for the freshest fruits and vegetables |
| 3 | | at her summer home in Montague, Michigan; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Marie Nickels was preceded in death by her first |
| 5 | | husband, William C. Nickels; her grandchild, Billy Nickels; |
| 6 | | and her brother, Don (Shirley) Patke; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Marie Nickels is survived by Robert (Mary Kay), |
| 8 | | Pamela (Edward) Dieschbourg, Mary (Daniel) Dillon, and William |
| 9 | | (Paula) Nickels; her grandchildren, Katy (Richard) Sequeira, |
| 10 | | Tom, Clare (Andy) Retrum, Julie (Jeff) Wojtowicz, Beth |
| 11 | | (Conrad) Perez, Mary Pat (Mike) Kwit, Matt (Hannah) and Mike |
| 12 | | (Gina) Nickels, Lisa Von Roenn, David, Ryan, and Nick |
| 13 | | Dieschbourg, Emily (Mike) Gallagher, Lauren (Bill) Ellsworth, |
| 14 | | Dan Dillon, and Maddie Nickels; and her 23 |
| 15 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Marie V. Nickels, and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Marie V. Nickels as an expression of |