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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Mary Ann C. Knell of Peoria Heights, who
4passed away on December 15, 2014; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Knell was born in Peoria on September 3,
61950 to Claire and Rose M. Crabill; she graduated from Saint
7Patrick Catholic Grade School and Washington Community High
8School; she graduated with high honors from the University of
9Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts and
10Sciences, where she was Captain of the cheerleaders, chapter
11President of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority - Zeta Phi Eta,
12Speech Honorary, and Homecoming Queen finalist; she married
13Charles D. "Denne" Knell in 1972; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Knell began teaching speech at Rantoul
15Township High School in 1972; in 1973, she and her husband
16moved to Dallas, Texas and she worked as a fashion buyer at the
17Sanger-Harris department store while her husband completed law
18school at Southern Methodist University; she returned to Peoria
19in 1977 and worked as a buyer at Bergner's department store;
20and
 
21    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Knell had an award-winning 30-year career
22in real estate; she was known as the leader of The Knell Group,

 

 

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1a top real estate team, which continues to lead the way in
2Peoria-area real estate at Colwell Banker Honig Bell; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Knell was active with the Junior League
4of Peoria, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital midwest
5affiliate, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, and the Family
6House; upon her mother's passing, she helped establish the Rose
7M. Crabill Scholarship at the OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
8College of Nursing and served on the school's board; she was an
9active member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Knell was preceded in death by her
11parents; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Knell is survived by her husband,
13Charles; her daughter, Antonina Marie (Patrick Decker) Sachse;
14her son, Peter W. Knell; her granddaughter, Antonina Rose
15Sachse; and her brother, Warren (Mary Jane) Crabill; therefore,
16be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
19Mary Ann C. Knell, and extend our sincere condolences to her
20family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
21further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Mary Ann Knell as an expression of
3our deepest sympathy.