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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Mary E. Ferry of Waukegan, who passed 
4away on October 29, 2021 at the age of 100; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Mary Ferry was born to Louis and Clementina 
6Zannini on October 15, 1921; she started first grade not 
7speaking English and graduated valedictorian from Holy Child 
8High School in 1939; she graduated from the University of 
9Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1949 with a double major; she was 
10the first female president of the Newman Club, now St. John's 
11Catholic Newman Center, at the University of Illinois; she 
12married the love of her life, Lawrence Ferry, on June 3, 1952, 
13and they celebrated 65 years together before his passing; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Mary Ferry worked from the time she was little, 
15starting in her parents' restaurants, until her retirement 
16from Lake County in the late 1980s; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS,  Mary Ferry  was a poet and writer and a wildly 
18successful crossword puzzle solver; she  had an incredible 
19sense of humor, a clever wit, a caring hospitality, and a ready 
20smile; she was gracious and kind and truly lived her faith and 
21deeply loved her family; she was a loyal Chicago Cubs fan ever 
22since she met Gaby Hartnett in the 1920s and was thrilled to 
 
 
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1watch them finally win the World Series in 2016; she and her 
2husband traveled extensively; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Mary was preceded in death by her husband; her 
4parents; her brothers, Gene (Eileen) Zannini and Dr. John 
5(Frances) Zannini; her son-in-law, Ed Biondi; her 
6stepdaughter, Patti (Nels Nizer); her brothers-in-law, Clyde 
7(Barbara) Ferry and Paul R. Ferry; her very special family 
8members, Lily and Jack Hannan and Dr. Tom and Marifred 
9Jackson; and those left of her college roommates and lifelong 
10friends, the Stonehaven Girls; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Mary Ferry is survived by her loving children, 
12Marty, Linda, Paul (Sherre), and Jane; her grandchildren, 
13Kate, Mike, and Dave; her great-granddaughter, Darkis; and 
14many other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
17Mary E. Ferry 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 Mary Ferry as an expression of our 
22deepest sympathy.