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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Marion LyNell "Nell" Rice of Wauconda,
4who passed away on February 19, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Nell Rice was born on April 3, 1952; she earned
6her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from Western
7Michigan University and her Master of Education in Curriculum
8Development and Instruction from National Louis University;
9she was a resident of Lake County since 1983, beginning in
10Vernon Hills before she moved to Wauconda; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Nell Rice worked as an occupational therapist at
12Sparrow Rehab Center in Michigan, where she provided services
13to closed head injury and stroke patients before working with
14children with special disabilities; after leaving the
15healthcare field, she purchased a fast food franchise that she
16maintained for approximately seven years before selling it;
17and
 
18    WHEREAS, Nell Rice took a position in the banking industry
19as director of Training for a major call center in 1998; she
20moved through the organization and ended her career as vice
21president of Operations, where she was responsible for three
2224x7 call centers, with a staff of four call center managers,

 

 

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1six supervisors, 10 team leads, and approximately 1,000 call
2center representatives; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Nell Rice purchased Debbie's Floral Shoppe in
4Mundelein on November 11, 2011; she ran the business as a
5floral boutique shop, providing floral services for call-in,
6online, and walk-in customers; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Nell Rice provided training opportunities for the
8SEDOL Program for Youth who were transitioning into
9independent living, allowing them to obtain on-the-job skills,
10and she regularly participated on the career panel for
11Mundelein High School during the program year; she also worked
12with the local Girl Scouts organization to provide troop
13training at Debbie's Floral Shoppe, giving scouts the
14opportunity to earn badges in horticulture by learning the
15process of floral and plant care; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Nell Rice served as chair of the University of
17Illinois Extension Foundation for six years; she also served
18as chair of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce since 2019; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Nell Rice will be remembered for being a mother,
20grandmother, sister, trusted friend, and community advocate;
21therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3Marion LyNell "Nell" Rice and extend our sincere condolences
4to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be
5it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Nell Rice as an expression of our
8deepest sympathy.