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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 Maureen Therese Barnes of |
| 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on January 20, 2024; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Maureen Barnes was born in Chicago to Mary |
| 6 | | Catherine (Barron) and David Mahoney on December 20, 1954; her |
| 7 | | family moved to Springfield at a young age, and she graduated |
| 8 | | from Springfield High School; she married Troy Barnes at |
| 9 | | Christ the King Church on September 6, 1974; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Maureen Barnes dedicated her professional life to |
| 11 | | serving others in the medical field; she enrolled in night |
| 12 | | school to get her nursing degree, and over the next three |
| 13 | | decades, she created a highly impactful and respected nursing |
| 14 | | career working in both private practice and surgery at |
| 15 | | Memorial Health Systems; she was known as "Mother Moe" and |
| 16 | | mentored many young nurses; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Maureen Barnes had a unique and special |
| 18 | | relationship with each of her grandchildren; one of her great |
| 19 | | joys was bringing her grandchildren to summer vacations on |
| 20 | | Lake Michigan; she felt that her times at Lake Michigan with |
| 21 | | family and friends were some of the best memories she had ever |
| 22 | | made; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Maureen Barnes and her husband enjoyed traveling |
| 2 | | around the country, and they looked forward to their winters |
| 3 | | in Florida with their fellow snowbirds; she also kept up with |
| 4 | | her sisterhood of nurses with cherished weekly and monthly |
| 5 | | dinners and lunches; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Maureen Barnes was preceded in death by her |
| 7 | | sister, Trish Milburn; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Maureen Barnes is survived by her husband of 49 |
| 9 | | years, Troy Barnes; her children, Thomas (Stacy) Barnes, Sarah |
| 10 | | (David) Byun, and Brian (Whitney) Barnes; her brothers, David |
| 11 | | (Kathy) and Dennis (Cindy) Mahoney; her sister, Margaret |
| 12 | | "Peggy" Mahoney; her sister-in-law, Diann (Gary) Glenn; her |
| 13 | | grandchildren, Kylie, Owen, Arlo, Cassidy, August, Viona, and |
| 14 | | Ruth; numerous close cousins, nieces, and nephews; and the |
| 15 | | hundreds of friends she made such a huge part of her life; |
| 16 | | therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | Maureen Therese Barnes and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 20 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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