Full Text of SR0523 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Rosemary "Rosie" Donnelly Crowley Manning | 4 | | of Peoria, who passed away on August 16, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rosemary Crowley Manning was born on May 24, 1931 | 6 | | in Peoria; her parents were Harold and Marie (Kelly) Donnelly; | 7 | | she married William A. "Billy" Crowley Jr. on May 8, 1954; he | 8 | | passed away on February 22, 1984; she later married Robert E. | 9 | | Manning, Jr. on March 24, 2001; he passed away on July 22, | 10 | | 2013; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Rosemary Crowley Manning was a 1949 graduate of | 12 | | the Academy of Our Lady, where she earned the honor of May | 13 | | Queen and was involved in all the school's musical activities; | 14 | | she also was a proud member of the National Honor Society; she | 15 | | subsequently attended St. Mary's College in Leavenworth, | 16 | | Kansas on a voice scholarship and served as president of her | 17 | | freshman class; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Rosemary Crowley Manning was employed at Argonaut | 19 | | Great Central Insurance and Caterpillar Inc.; she later retired | 20 | | from Woodruff High School after 23 years of service; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Following her retirement, Rosemary Crowley |
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| 1 | | Manning joined the Women of Woodruff club to stay connected to | 2 | | her friends; she worked as a cosmetic consultant for the Magic | 3 | | of Aloe for 40 years; she also served on the board of the | 4 | | Morton Civic Chorus and sang with the group for 15 years; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rosemary Crowley Manning was a member of the | 6 | | Catholic Women's League and was a recipient of the | 7 | | organization's Angel Award; on June 5, 2011, Peoria Mayor Jim | 8 | | Ardis issued a proclamation designating "Rosie Crowley Manning | 9 | | Day"; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rosemary Crowley Manning was an avid sports fan; | 11 | | her strong Catholic faith and Irish heritage made the | 12 | | University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team her | 13 | | number 1 passion, with Bradley University basketball following | 14 | | closely behind; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Rosemary Crowley Manning was a solo vocalist and | 16 | | choir director at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, where she | 17 | | beautifully sang and gladly served for almost 60 years; she | 18 | | also enjoyed performing singing telegrams to celebrate the | 19 | | arrival of new babies, birthdays, anniversaries, and | 20 | | retirements; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Rosemary Crowley Manning was preceded in death by | 22 | | her first husband, William Crowley; her second husband, Robert |
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| 1 | | Manning, Jr.; her sister, Kathleen McQuellon; and her brothers, | 2 | | Hank Donnelly and Dick Donnelly; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Rosemary Crowley Manning is survived by her | 4 | | children, Karen (Bob) Metzinger, Debi (John) Redington, James | 5 | | (Gail) Crowley, William A. (Laura) Crowley III, and John | 6 | | (Chris) Crowley; her 13 grandchildren; her 2 | 7 | | great-grandchildren; her step-children, Michael Manning, | 8 | | Lauren (Tom) Donlan, Linda Manning, Angela (Dan) Aeschliman, | 9 | | Robert (Kristen) Manning, James Manning, and Paul (Katie) | 10 | | Manning; her 18 step-grandchildren; her 8 | 11 | | step-great-grandchildren; her sisters-in-law, Angela Crowley | 12 | | Kenny and Georgana Donnelly; her cousins that were raised with | 13 | | her, Jim (Gerrie) Kelly and Bob (Grace) Kelly; and her many | 14 | | other cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Rosemary "Rosie" | 18 | | Donnelly Crowley Manning; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Rosemary Crowley Manning as an | 21 | | expression of our sympathy.
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