Full Text of SR0638 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Mary E. Ferry of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on October 29, 2021 at the age of 100; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Ferry was born to Louis and Clementina | 6 | | Zannini on October 15, 1921; she started first grade not | 7 | | speaking English and graduated valedictorian from Holy Child | 8 | | High School in 1939; she graduated from the University of | 9 | | Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1949 with a double major; she was | 10 | | the first female president of the Newman Club, now St. John's | 11 | | Catholic Newman Center, at the University of Illinois; she | 12 | | married the love of her life, Lawrence Ferry, on June 3, 1952, | 13 | | and they celebrated 65 years together before his passing; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mary Ferry worked from the time she was little, | 15 | | starting in her parents' restaurants, until her retirement | 16 | | from Lake County in the late 1980s; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Mary Ferry was a poet and writer and a wildly | 18 | | successful crossword puzzle solver; she had an incredible | 19 | | sense of humor, a clever wit, a caring hospitality, and a ready | 20 | | smile; she was gracious and kind and truly lived her faith and | 21 | | deeply loved her family; she was a loyal Chicago Cubs fan ever | 22 | | since she met Gaby Hartnett in the 1920s and was thrilled to |
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| 1 | | watch them finally win the World Series in 2016; she and her | 2 | | husband traveled extensively; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Mary was preceded in death by her husband; her | 4 | | parents; her brothers, Gene (Eileen) Zannini and Dr. John | 5 | | (Frances) Zannini; her son-in-law, Ed Biondi; her | 6 | | stepdaughter, Patti (Nels Nizer); her brothers-in-law, Clyde | 7 | | (Barbara) Ferry and Paul R. Ferry; her very special family | 8 | | members, Lily and Jack Hannan and Dr. Tom and Marifred | 9 | | Jackson; and those left of her college roommates and lifelong | 10 | | friends, the Stonehaven Girls; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mary Ferry is survived by her loving children, | 12 | | Marty, Linda, Paul (Sherre), and Jane; her grandchildren, | 13 | | Kate, Mike, and Dave; her great-granddaughter, Darkis; and | 14 | | many other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Mary E. Ferry and extend our sincere condolences to her | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Mary Ferry as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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