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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Elizabeth Ann Briggs of Granite City, who 
4passed away on June 17, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, She graduated from Olney High School, where she 
6was crowned homecoming queen of her senior class; she attended 
7McKendree College, where she was a cheerleader and played 
8basketball; she won the college's "Couple Ping Pong 
9Championship" 2 years in a row with her sweetheart "Gene"; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, She was a volunteer in the community for many 
11years and received many awards and recognition, including "The 
12Citizen of the Year Award" for Granite City and President 
13Bush's "Point of Light Award" for Madison County; she was a 
14member of Niedringhaus United Methodist Church in Granite City 
15and was active with the Sarah Circle and Church Women United; 
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17    WHEREAS, She was a member of the Elkettes and a devoted 
18member of the Teachers Sorority; she was a volunteer at Gateway 
19Regional Medical Center for many years, serving as 
20vice-president and president of the Auxiliary 3 times; she and 
21her husband enjoyed bowling, traveling, and vacations to every 
22state as well as overseas; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, She retired from the Granite City School District 
2in 1984, after 30 years of service as a teacher; she taught for 
323 years in Granite City and 7 years in Madison; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 
5years, Harold E. "Gene" Briggs, whom she married on June 1, 
61949; her parents, Earl C. and Edith E., nee Morgan, Phillips; 
7and her brothers, Ben, Stephen, and Wendell  Phillips; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Elizabeth Ann Briggs is survived by her sons, 
9Harold E. "Gene" Briggs Jr. and Timothy A. Briggs; her sister, 
10Mary E. Loerch; her many nieces, nephews, and other extended 
11family members and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
14her family and friends, the passing of Elizabeth Ann Briggs; 
15and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Elizabeth Ann Briggs as a symbol of 
18our sincere sympathy.