Full Text of SR1313 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Shirley Spear of Oak Park, who passed | 4 | | away on December 22, 2023 at the age of 94; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Spear was born to Vernon and Mary Wagner | 6 | | in Seneca County, Ohio in June 1929; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Spear graduated from Old Fort High School | 8 | | and attended Bowling Green State University; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Spear met her husband, Walter Spear, at | 10 | | Bowling Green State University, and they raised two children | 11 | | together in Cleveland, where she taught; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Spear and her husband then moved to | 13 | | Nashville, Tennessee in 1979, where they enjoyed sailing on | 14 | | Kentucky Lake; they also spent many winters chartering | 15 | | sailboats in the Virgin Islands with other couples; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Spear taught in Michigan, Tennessee, and | 17 | | Ohio; she also worked as a camp song director and a tour guide | 18 | | at Nashville's Parthenon; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Spear enjoyed singing throughout her life |
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| 1 | | as a member of church and college choirs; while living in | 2 | | Nashville, she was a member of the Nashville Symphony; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Spear was an active volunteer with her | 4 | | church, the YWCA, the League of Women Voters, and the American | 5 | | Red Cross; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Spear moved to Oak Park in 2003 to be near | 7 | | family; she became a member of the River Forest United | 8 | | Methodist Church, participating in the choir; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Spear spent her time in Oak Park tutoring | 10 | | English as a Second Language, as well as writing a newsletter | 11 | | for the Brookdale retirement home and serving on their | 12 | | Resident Board of Directors; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Spear was preceded in death by her | 14 | | husband of 39 years, Walter; her brother, Ellis (Judy); and | 15 | | her sister, Annette (Bill Franklin); and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Spear is survived by her children, Greg | 17 | | (Mary Kelly) and Jill Spear; five grandchildren; and four | 18 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it | 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Shirley Spear and extend our sincere condolences to her | 2 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 3 | | further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Shirley Spear as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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