HR0866 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jaylynn Ferrell of Harrisburg, who passed away on February 29, 2012; and

WHEREAS, She was born on November 2, 1989, in Paducah, Kentucky, to Dennis Jay and Patty (Peters) Ferrell; and

WHEREAS, She was a registered nurse at Harrisburg Medical Center Special Care; she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Harrisburg, where she taught Sunday school for 3-year-olds; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Thomas Peters; her great-grandparents, Marie and George Emmel, Wimpy and Florence Hombirg, and Ralph and Audie Ferrell; and her special uncle, Gene Ferrell; and

WHEREAS, Jaylynn Ferrell is survived by her parents, Dennis and Patty Ferrell; her brother, Austin Ferrell; her paternal grandparents, Ann and Dennis Ferrell; her maternal grandmother, Anita Peters; her uncle, Roger Peters; her cousins, Kevin and Thomas Peters and their mother, Kim; and several great-aunts and uncles; she is also survived by her First Baptist Church family, especially her 3-year-old Sunday school class, her nursing friends, and her Pope County High School and Harrisburg High School friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Jaylynn Ferrell; and be it further

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