Full Text of SR1741 100th 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 Melva Joanne Shephard of Woodstock, who | 4 | | passed away on April 28, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Melva Shephard was born in Meadville, | 6 | | Pennsylvania to Joseph and Hettie May (Miller) McClaughry on | 7 | | September 25, 1929; her family moved to Lancaster, California | 8 | | when she was an infant; she graduated with honors from the | 9 | | University of California, Berkeley with a degree in | 10 | | microbiology; she married Edward Eugene "Gene" Shephard in | 11 | | Berkeley on June 22, 1952; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Melva Shephard worked full-time in administrative | 13 | | positions until her retirement in 2001; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Melva Shephard was an avid reader and a constant | 15 | | and life-long learner; she enjoyed being engaged in thoughtful | 16 | | conversations with her children and grandchildren; she and Gene | 17 | | lived for four years in Ioninna, Greece and made numerous trips | 18 | | to Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and most of | 19 | | Europe; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Melva Shephard was preceded in death by her | 21 | | parents; her husband of almost 59 years, Gene; her brothers, |
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| 1 | | Paul and Bob; her sister, Kathryn; and her grandson, Anders | 2 | | Swanson; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Melva Shephard is survived by her children, | 4 | | Rebecca Shephard, Steve Shephard (Debbie), and Amy Swanson | 5 | | (Scott); her grandchildren, Elizabeth Jordy, Taylor Shephard, | 6 | | Samuel Shephard (Colleen Shuda), Marta Haight (John), and Bjorn | 7 | | Swanson; and her great-grandson, Jeremiah; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Melva Joanne Shephard, and extend our sincere condolences to | 11 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Melva Shephard as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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