Full Text of SR1478 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 Louise Joann Gehrs Stahly of Fort | 4 | | Lauderdale, Florida, who passed away on October 9, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Louise Stahly was born to Homer and Johanna Gehrs | 6 | | in Danvers on May 10, 1931; she married Norval R. Stahly in | 7 | | Florida in 1950; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Louise Stahly and her husband combined their | 9 | | talents and passions, working together to raise a family, | 10 | | develop several businesses, and travel the world; they | 11 | | established an internationally recognized marina in Fort | 12 | | Lauderale, leading a line of power boats on many Poker Run | 13 | | trips and participating in offshore racing; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Louise Stahly was a long-time member of the Beta | 15 | | Sigma Phi women's sorority and an active member of Zonta | 16 | | International, a foundation providing global support to women | 17 | | and girls in the form of education, health care, and economic | 18 | | opportunities; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Louise Stahly used her private pilot's license to | 20 | | participate in powder puff derbies and to fly her friends and | 21 | | family far and near; she had a zest for life and loved boats, |
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| 1 | | cars, fashion, and friendship; she enjoyed traveling with her | 2 | | husband to places all over the world, such as Monaco, Bali, | 3 | | London, Paris, and around the Florida Keys and the Caribbean; | 4 | | she will be remembered as a warm and humble person with an | 5 | | infectious smile; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Louise Stahly was preceded in death by her | 7 | | husband; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Louise Stahly is survived by her son, Terry Reid | 9 | | Stahly, and her daughter, Vicki Ann Stahly Baur; therefore, be | 10 | | 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 | | Louise Joann Gehrs Stahly and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 17 | | presented to the family of Louise Stahly as an expression of
| 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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