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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Lily Wei-Jeo Lee of Peoria, who passed 
4away on March 15, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lily Lee was born on November 7, 1936 in Ningbo, 
6China; her parents were Z.H. and Alice Ching; she married Steve 
7Lee on August 8, 1959, in Wilmington, Delaware; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, As a young girl, Lily Lee immigrated with her 
9family to Taipei, Taiwan, where she attended grade school and 
10high school; in the early 1950s, she moved to Peoria to attend 
11nursing school at St. Francis Hospital; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Lily Lee dedicated her entire career to nursing; 
13she started her career as a nurse at St. Francis Hospital, 
14where she served for many years; in 1972, she joined the staff 
15of instructors at the Illinois Central College nursing program; 
16as an instructor, she was able to work toward building a vital 
17part of the Peoria area health care community; she served at 
18Illinois Central College from 1972 to 1997; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Later in her life, Lily Lee set herself an 
20ambitious goal of returning to school to earn a Ph.D. in 
21pediatric nursing; after studying at the University of Illinois 
 
 
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1Chicago Circle campus and Yale University, she earned her Ph.D. 
2with a thesis on assessing pediatric pain; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Lily Lee was an avid traveler; following her 
4retirement, she and her husband traveled across the globe, 
5sharing many adventures and serving as goodwill ambassadors for 
6Peoria; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Lily Lee is survived by a son, Jeffrey; a 
8daughter-in-law, Anthanette; a granddaughter, Elena; 3 
9sisters, Jean, Rose, and Mary; and a brother, David; therefore, 
10be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
13family and friends, mourn the passing of Lily Wei-Jeo Lee; and 
14be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Lily Lee as an expression of our 
17sympathy.