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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Geneva M. Nailing of Peoria, who passed 
4away on November 1, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Geneva Nailing was born in Cairo on March 17, 1941 
6to Milo and Sadie (nee Hansbro) Nailing; she graduated from 
7Woodruff High School; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Geneva Nailing retired from Caterpillar, Inc. in 
92003 after over 35 years of service; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Geneva Nailing served with many organizations in 
11many capacities, such as Democratic Precinct Committee Person; 
12Second Vice-President to the Democratic Women; Chairperson for 
13Ecumenical Development for Church Women United; the National 
14Organization for Women; the Veterans Committee; Chairperson 
15for the Central Illinois Women Committee; the Citizen Action 
16Policy Council; the Illinois Alliance of Retired Americans; 
17(CHICA) Clean Air; Planned Parenthood's Board of Directors; 
18Vice-President of the Red Hot Flutterbyes; and the United Auto 
19Workers and Red Cross Phone Banking Drives, where she unloaded 
20trucks for their food drives; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Geneva Nailing was pleased to work with Night Out 
 
 
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1Against Crime and enjoyed delivering the monthly Community Word 
2Newspaper; she was  well known for being a champion for the 
3laborers of Peoria and her great love and fight for veterans' 
4rights; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Geneva Nailing was preceded in death by her 
6parents and one brother, Michael Simmons; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Geneva Nailing leaves to cherish her most precious 
8memories her sister with whom she lived, Evangelist Twinkle 
9Stuckey, and her nephews, whom she affectionately called and 
10considered her grandsons, Chad and Chaz Stuckey; therefore, be 
11it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
14Geneva M. Nailing, and extend our sincere condolences to her  
15family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
16further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to  the family of  Geneva Nailing as an expression of 
19our deepest sympathy.