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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Mary Agnes (O'Brien) Shepley of Joliet, 
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who passed away on March 18, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was born in Wilmington to the late John "Jay" 
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R. and Florence E.
(nee Haley) O'Brien; she was a graduate of 
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Wilmington High School and St. Joseph School of Nursing; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was a retired R.N., formerly employed by St. 
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Joseph Hospital, and Dr.'s Fahrner, Duffy, and Richards; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was the former President of the Cathedral of 
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St. Raymond School Mother's Club and a member of the Ladies of 
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the Elk's Lodge #296, the Lady Duffers of the Joliet Park 
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District, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, the Paulites, 
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and St. Gabriel Catholic Church of Pompano Beach, Florida; she 
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enjoyed golf and playing cards with her friends; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, George 
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"Ray" Shepley; her parents; her son, Mark E. Shepley; and her 
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brother, Richard O'Brien; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mary Agnes Shepley is survived by her children, 
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Vickie (Tom) Kraczon, Susan Bertino, Mary Rae (Dante) Neyra, 
 


 






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Jayne (Mike) Sinchak, and Jay (Cindy) Shepley; she was the 
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proud grandmother of Dante and Tanya Neyra, Matt, Nick, and 
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Nate Bertino, Emily and Sarah Sinchak, and Kate and Kim 
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Kraczon; she was the loving great-grandmother of Danyele 
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Bertino; she is also survived by her brother, Jim (late 
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Virginia) O'Brien; her sister-in-law, Louise (late Paul) 
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Shepley; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends in 
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Illinois and Florida; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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her family and friends, the passing of Mary Agnes Shepley; and 
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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 Mary Agnes Shepley as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.