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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Joan Kay Cully; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Joan Cully was born to Alice and Stanley | ||||||
| 5 | Talkington in Springfield on December 11, 1942; she married | ||||||
| 6 | Charles Edward "Ed" Cully at Little Flower Church in | ||||||
| 7 | Springfield on May 23, 1964; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Joan Cully worked for Illinois Bell and the | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Department of Public Health before pursuing her | ||||||
| 10 | lifelong dream of owning her own business, Brimmen Baskets; | ||||||
| 11 | and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Joan Cully was a dedicated volunteer at Memorial | ||||||
| 13 | Medical Center, where she generously gave her time and service | ||||||
| 14 | to others; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Joan Cully enjoyed maintaining an active | ||||||
| 16 | lifestyle through aerobics, racquetball, and running, notably | ||||||
| 17 | completing a marathon at the age of 40; she maintained close | ||||||
| 18 | bonds with her Springfield High School reunion group, | ||||||
| 19 | neighbors in Valley View and Country Club Estates, and members | ||||||
| 20 | of her Friday Night Dinner Group; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Joan Cully, known for her kindness, her grace, | ||||||
| 2 | and her unwavering devotion to her family and friends, touched | ||||||
| 3 | many lives through her patience and love; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Joan Cully was preceded in death by her husband | ||||||
| 5 | of 59 years, Charles E. "Ed" Cully; her daughter, Susan Cully | ||||||
| 6 | McCord; her brother, Jack Talkington; her parents; and her | ||||||
| 7 | stepfather, Lewie Huson; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Joan Cully is survived by her daughters, Leslie | ||||||
| 9 | Cully Senne and Lori (Michael Coffey) Cully Coffey; six | ||||||
| 10 | grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Joan Kay Cully and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Joan Cully as an expression of our | ||||||
| 18 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||