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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Judy |
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| Shannon, who passed away on July 28, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Judy Shannon grew up in St. Louis; just before her |
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| 20th birthday, she married her high school sweetheart and young |
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| baseball hopeful, Mike Shannon, in St. Louis; shortly after |
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| their marriage, Judy and Mike began traveling through the minor |
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| leagues together, until Mike was called to play for the St. |
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| Louis Cardinals in 1964; she remained supportive of Mike |
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| throughout his career, taking her children to be with her |
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| husband during spring training in order to keep the family |
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| together; Judy and Mike continued going to spring training even |
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| after Mike became a broadcaster in 1972, including their |
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| in-laws and grandchildren in their trips; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1992, Judy Shannon, with her husband and their |
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| daughter, Pat Shannon Van Matre, opened Mike Shannon's Steaks |
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| and Seafood in downtown St. Louis; in her free time she enjoyed |
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| traveling and the arts; and
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| WHEREAS, Judy Shannon was preceded in death by her parents, |
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| Bernice and Frank Bufe, and her brothers, Frank Jr. and Robert |
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| Bufe; and
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| WHEREAS, Judy Shannon is survived by her husband; her |
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| children, Michael (Dionne) Shannon, Timothy Shannon, Patricia |
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| Shannon (Gary) VanMatre, Peg Shannon (Dan) Caldwell, Daniel |
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| Shannon, and Erin (Kevin) McGowan; her grandchildren, Gary, |
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| Timothy, Justin, and Shannon Van Matre, Michael Shannon, |
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| Maddoc, Kennedy, Hennessy, and Lochlan McGowan, Ann |
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| Williamson, Issac Owsley, Laken Conyers, and Nikki and Luke |
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| Caldwell; her great-grandchildren, Andrea, Adam, and Amelia |
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| Williamson; her sister; and her in-laws, nieces, nephews, |
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| cousins, and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, Judy Shannon will be remembered by all who knew |
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| and loved her as a loving woman who always put her family |
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| first, happily showering them with attention, understanding, |
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| encouragement, love, and laughter; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Judy |
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| Shannon; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Judy Shannon as an expression of our |
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| sympathy.
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