Full Text of SR0390 101st 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 Margaret "Peg" Bailey Puccini of | 4 | | Pineville, North Carolina, formerly of Oak Park, who passed | 5 | | away on December 15, 2018 at the age of 75; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Margaret Puccini was born in Danville to Mary | 7 | | McCreary and Martin Bailey on June 4, 1943; she attended grade | 8 | | school and high school in Danville and graduated from Southern | 9 | | Illinois University in 1967; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Margaret Puccini married John Puccini of Berwyn on | 11 | | April 13, 1968; she was active in planning events in her | 12 | | neighborhood and enjoyed attending her sons' sporting events at | 13 | | Oak Park and River Forest High School; she was an avid | 14 | | gardener, collector, and reader and epitomized what it meant to | 15 | | be a lady, moving through the world with grace and dignity; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Margaret Puccini had a deep appreciation for the | 17 | | finer things and had a distinct style; she was known for being | 18 | | an immaculate hostess and a master chef; at the same time, she | 19 | | had strong opinions and, when necessary, made them known with | 20 | | her razor-sharp wit and, at times, her wicked sense of humor; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Margaret Puccini welcomed all in every sense of | 2 | | the word; when people entered her home, they did not want to | 3 | | leave; she was warm, kind, and incredibly generous, taking joy | 4 | | in giving; she volunteered through the Oak Park Township and | 5 | | delivered meals to the homes of other Oak Parkers as a way to | 6 | | improve their quality of life; she was a linchpin for her | 7 | | husband and sons, her siblings, and her family in general; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Margaret Puccini is survived by her husband of 50 | 9 | | years, John; her sons, Jeffrey and Samuel (Shelley) Puccini; | 10 | | her grandson, Jackson Puccini; her siblings, Barbara Kessel, | 11 | | Martha Plog, and Martin (Buz) Bailey; and her many nieces, | 12 | | nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Margaret "Peg" Bailey Puccini and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | her; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Margaret Puccini as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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