Full Text of SR1383 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 Edna Mary "Ginger" Kennedy of Wilmington, | 4 | | who passed away on July 12, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy was born to Phillip David and | 6 | | Harriett (McMilleon) Girouard in Leominster, Massachusetts on | 7 | | December 13, 1928; she married Francis Xavier Kennedy, and the | 8 | | couple moved to Illinois after Francis' retirement from the | 9 | | U.S. Army; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy worked at the J.C. Penney in | 11 | | downtown Joliet; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy was a member of Sacred Heart Parish | 13 | | before transferring to St. Mary Carmelite and later St. Patrick | 14 | | Parish in Joliet; she volunteered for many years in the soup | 15 | | kitchen at St. Mary Carmelite; following the death of her | 16 | | husband in 2004, Ginger moved to Wilmington, where she became a | 17 | | member of St. Rose Catholic Church; she also belonged to the | 18 | | Fraternal Order of Eagles 3588 in Joliet and was active in the | 19 | | Wesley Community Club; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy enjoyed playing cards, as well as | 21 | | gardening, flowers, and cooking; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy was preceded in death by her | 2 | | parents; her husband; and her infant brother; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy is survived by her five children; | 4 | | Kathleen Kennedy, Kevin Kennedy, Dan (Lyne) Kennedy, John | 5 | | (Vickie) Kennedy, and Brian (Colleen) Kennedy; her six | 6 | | grandchildren, Ryan Kennedy, Bruce Kennedy, Bradley Kennedy, | 7 | | Kacey Kennedy, Elsie Kennedy, and Conner Kennedy; her | 8 | | great-grandchild, Hunter Knox Kennedy; her sister, Jean | 9 | | Barber; and her dear friends, Koreen Nadine, Sue Michaels, and | 10 | | Gloria Gurza; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Edna Mary "Ginger" Kennedy and extend our sincere
condolences | 14 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 17 | | presented to the family of Ginger Kennedy as an expression of
| 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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