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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Mary Margo Butler of Chicago; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Mary Butler was born in Harvey on January 18, 1924 |
| 5 | | to George and
Catherine Genemaras; she was baptized into the |
| 6 | | Greek Orthodox Church
at an early age, but later became a |
| 7 | | member of the Faith Community of St.
Sabina; she married |
| 8 | | William Carl Butler; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mary Butler managed her family's business, a |
| 10 | | newspaper stand located on the
corner of 63rd and Cottage |
| 11 | | Grove, along with her sister, Helen, for many
years; in 1992, |
| 12 | | she began her service as a volunteer at
St. Sabina Academy; she |
| 13 | | chaperoned field trips for her 3 grandchildren, but is best |
| 14 | | known by the children at the Academy for running 2 book
fair |
| 15 | | fund-raisers each school year; she was affectionately known as |
| 16 | | "The
Book Fair Lady"; she later served as a part-time assistant |
| 17 | | in the school
office; she also served as a volunteer on Sundays |
| 18 | | in the Fellowship Corner; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Mary Butler was affectionately called "Mauzi" by |
| 20 | | her children,
grandchildren, and many other children that |
| 21 | | adopted her as a second
mother; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mary Butler was preceded in death by 5 of her |
| 2 | | siblings and her husband, William; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Mary Butler is survived by her 4 children, Helen |
| 4 | | Aurelia, Bruce
(Pamela), Tahanni, and Catherine; her 6 |
| 5 | | grandchildren, Martin III, April, Justin,
Charles, Demetrius |
| 6 | | (Marlene), and Kristin; her 7 great-grandchildren,
Lauren, |
| 7 | | Chucky, Yasmine, Mariah, Craig, Gabriela, and Kemari; her |
| 8 | | sister,
Tomasina; Stephanie, whom she served as a second mother |
| 9 | | to; and a host of
nieces, nephews, other relatives, and |
| 10 | | friends; therefore, be it
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| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 13 | | Mary Margo Butler, and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 15 | | further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 17 | | presented to the family of Mary Butler as an expression of our |
| 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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