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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Virginia Anne "Ginger" Ross of East |
4 | | Peoria, who passed away on May 24, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Ross was born on May 29, 1942, in Pinson, |
6 | | Tennessee, to Carmon "CB" and Martha Ludell Ross Holmes; she |
7 | | graduated from Eureka College, where she was a member of Delta |
8 | | Zeta Sorority and is a current member of their alumni |
9 | | association; she married Gregory James Ross on February 21, |
10 | | 1970, in Peoria; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Ross worked as a service representative |
12 | | for the Social Security Administration for nearly 30 years in |
13 | | Peoria, Pekin, and Joliet, retiring in 2004; she also worked as |
14 | | a grade school teacher at Roanoke-Benson Grade School and as an |
15 | | activity therapist at Peoria State Hospital; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Ross was a University of Illinois |
17 | | Extension Master Gardener, a member of the Tazwell County |
18 | | Master Gardeners, and a member of the City of East Peoria |
19 | | "Green Team"; she was an activist and always doing for others |
20 | | and spending countless hours volunteering for various |
21 | | organizations; and
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