SR0758 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Marilyn Ann Secor of Savoy, who passed away on January 11, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Marilyn Secor was born in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City to Bernhard and Anna Backie Bensen on February 18, 1936; she graduated from Fort Hamilton High School; she loved music and was part of a singing trio that traveled around the New York area singing in various churches; she continued to be involved in church choirs and singing in church throughout her life; and

WHEREAS, Marilyn Secor married William LeRoy Secor on August 25, 1956, and they lived all over the country before settling in the Champaign and then Savoy areas; they moved to the Windsor of Savoy in 2016, where Marilyn was involved in the church group, playing the piano for the services there; and

WHEREAS, Marilyn Secor enjoyed being a homemaker and was a lifelong member of the Evangelical Free Church denomination; she liked sewing, making crafts and being involved in Christian Women's Clubs and Women's ministries in the various churches her family attended; she loved to keep in contact with her extended family and especially loved being "Nana" to her two grandsons; and

WHEREAS, Marilyn Secor was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Bill; and

WHEREAS, Marilyn Secor is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Deborah Ann (Secor) and Les Kurz, and her grandsons, Andrew and Daniel Kurz; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Marilyn Ann Secor and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Marilyn Secor as an expression of our deepest sympathy.