Full Text of SR0477 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 Captain Eleanor "Ellie" LeBeau Cooke | 4 | | of Belleville, who passed away on August 27, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Cooke was the daughter of David and | 6 | | Victoria LeBeau, and she was the fifth of eight children; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Cooke attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic | 8 | | School and Althoff Catholic High School, both in Belleville; | 9 | | she graduated from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky | 10 | | in 2016, where she was a member of the dance team; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Cooke served as a pilot in the U.S. Marine | 12 | | Corps; she was commissioned on August 11, 2018 and promoted to | 13 | | captain on March 1, 2023; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Through the U.S. Marine Corps, Capt. Cooke met | 15 | | her husband, fellow pilot Chase Cooke; they were married at | 16 | | St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Louis, Missouri; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Capt. Cooke served with distinction, setting | 18 | | forth the same zeal and commitment she gave to everything; she | 19 | | will be remembered for bringing joy, exuberance, and an | 20 | | abundance of love into the world; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Captain Eleanor "Ellie" LeBeau Cooke and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | her; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Capt. Cooke as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy. |
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