SR0843 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Juanita "Nita" Ann Cornell Quigley, CMSGT USAF, Ret., of Trenton, who passed away on May 14, 2010; and

WHEREAS, She was born August 8, 1941 in Jeffers, Minnesota to Lloyd and Clara (Greiner) Shaw; she married Paul Anthony Quigley on October 9, 1976; and

WHEREAS, She retired as a CMSGT after 26 years in the United States Air Force; she was an honor graduate of Basic Military Training, Personnel Training School, Air Force Recruiting School, and she was awarded Outstanding Recruiter of the Year; she was a Wing Career Advisor, where she created the Career Counseling that is still used today; she was a Personnel Specialist and achieved Personnel Assistant Manager status; she was on Special Duty Assignment at AMC; and she was IMA Chief for TACC, where she developed numerous guidance policies and was relied on and trusted to manage that command function; and

WHEREAS, She was given the Air Force Meritorious Medal with Cluster, three Air Force Commendation Medals, and three Achievement Medal Awards; she also received numerous awards and was selected for Senior NCO of the Year for AMC in 2000; and

WHEREAS, She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and Altar Sodality, where she served as a Lector and Eucharistic Minister; the Trenton American Legion; the Trenton VFW Auxiliary, where she was a Lifetime Member; a volunteer for the Hospice of Southern Illinois; a volunteer for Multiple Sclerosis Fundraising; a participant in the 50 Mile MS Challenge Walk; a Christian Missionary; and she was a professional clown; she formerly worked as a beautician and was the past owner/operator of Skeeter's Cut and Curl Beauty Salon and Boutique in Elburn; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Clara (Greiner) Shaw; her infant daughter, Theresa Jean Cornell; her brothers, Duane Vincent Shaw, Lawrence Shaw, and Tommy Shaw; her sister, Joan Kay Shaw; her maternal grandparents, Matthias and Anna Greiner; her paternal grandparents, Jacob and Lottie Shaw; and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Henry and Marion Quigley; and

WHEREAS, Juanita Quigley is survived by her husband, Paul; her son, Bradley John (Debra) Cornell; her daughter, Elizabeth "Beth" Joan (Curt) Meredith; her grandchildren, Jason Lloyd Bradley (Jaclyn) Cornell, Christopher Len (Jeny) Cornell, Angeline Joan Meredith, and Madeline Elyse Meredith; her great-grandchildren, Noah Lloyd Bradley Cornell, Caleb Christopher Cornell, and Landon Levi Cornell; her step-sons, Paul Quigley, Jr. and Michael Patrick (Jeanine) Quigley; her siblings, Douglas Robert (Sherri) Shaw, Michael Allen Shaw, Mary Jean (Wayne) Herzog, William Steven (Jean) Shaw, Gregory Mark (Pam) Shaw, Kathryn Joan (Scott) Oines, and Victoria Renee Kapphahn; her brother-in-law, Hank Quigley; her honorary sister, Sherry (Ron) Deien; her special friends, Charlotte (Gary) Reymond, Annie Duing, and Mary Douthitt; and a host of relatives and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Juanita Quigley; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Juanita Quigley as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.