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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 Palmalea "Pam" Rennie Taylor, who passed |
4 | | away on March 13, 2017; and |
5 | | WHEREAS, Palmalea Taylor was born in Canton to Roy and |
6 | | Mildred Rennie on January 6, 1927; she graduated from Peoria |
7 | | Central High School and received her nursing degree from Rush |
8 | | Presbyterian St. Luke's School of Nursing; she married Alan M. |
9 | | Taylor M.D. on December 24, 1951; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Palmalea Taylor was an operating room head nurse |
11 | | and supervisor at St. Luke's from 1948 to 1953; she worked for |
12 | | many years in the field of medicine, first as a nurse, then |
13 | | helping in her husband's practice; she became the Executive |
14 | | Director of the Lake View Memorial Hospital Foundation in 1978 |
15 | | until 1990; she was appointed Chairman of the Illinois Health |
16 | | Facilities Planning Board in 1979, and worked on the board |
17 | | until 2002; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Palmalea Taylor served on multiple committees and |
19 | | boards throughout the State; she was a member of the Lt. |
20 | | Governor's Council on Rural Health Care, the Vermilion County |
21 | | Public Health Department Board, the Vermilion Area Community |
22 | | Health Center Free Clinic, the Illinois State Medical Society, |
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1 | | and the Vermilion County Medical Society Auxiliary; she was |
2 | | instrumental in bringing Aunt Martha's Health Center to |
3 | | Danville and served on its board of directors for many years; |
4 | | she devoted many hours to the city of Danville in organizations |
5 | | such as the YWCA, the Girl Scouts, 4-H, the Red Cross, the |
6 | | Salvation Army, United Fund, the Danville Library Foundation, |
7 | | and Aunt Martha's Youth Center, Inc.; she volunteered at |
8 | | Kennekuk Cove, the Arts in the Park, the Palmer Center, the |
9 | | Balloon Festival, and at her church, First Presbyterian Church |
10 | | of Danville; she was also a member of Chapter KE, PEO, and the |
11 | | Clover Club of Danville; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Palmalea Taylor received the Lifetime Achievement |
13 | | Award for Excellence in Governmental Affairs and Legislation |
14 | | from the Illinois State Medical Society, and an honorary degree |
15 | | from the Lakeview College of Nursing; she was recognized as a |
16 | | Charter Member of the Danville Symphony Guild; she worked with |
17 | | the Lakeview College of Nursing where she founded the |
18 | | President's Council; and |
19 | | WHEREAS, Palmalea Taylor was preceded in death by her |
20 | | parents, and her husband, Alan M. Taylor M.D.; and |
21 | | WHEREAS, Palmalea Taylor is survived by her children, |
22 | | Elizabeth Taylor, Leslie Phillips, Sarah (Paul) Knobloch, and |
23 | | Alan (Marijane) Taylor II M.D.; her grandchildren, Alan |
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1 | | (Brenna) Knobloch, Alex Knobloch, Trysten (Ryan) Jones, and |
2 | | Alan Taylor III; and her great-grandchildren, Caiden, Callen, |
3 | | and Charlotte; therefore, be it
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4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
6 | | Palmalea "Pam" Rennie Taylor, and extend our sincere |
7 | | condolences to her, family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
8 | | her; and be it further |
9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
10 | | presented to the family of Palmalea Taylor as an expression of |
11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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