Full Text of SR1374 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 Ameline M. "Emily" Rashid LaHood of | 4 | | Peoria, who passed away on December 15, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Emily LaHood was born in Keokuk, Iowa to Fadwa | 6 | | Milhelm and Shafee Ameen Rashid on February 1, 1936; she moved | 7 | | from Keokuk to Peoria with her family in 1941; she attended St. | 8 | | Joseph's Grade School, Academy of Our Lady High School, and | 9 | | Bradley University; she married Edward A. LaHood on October 5, | 10 | | 1963; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Emily LaHood was a legal secretary for 10 years; | 12 | | and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Emily LaHood was a member and past president of | 14 | | the Catholic Women's League, the St. Vincent DePaul Ladies | 15 | | Sodality, and the Rashid Club of America; she was also a member | 16 | | of St. Vincent DePaul Church for many years and a member of St. | 17 | | Sharbel Maronite Church; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Emily LaHood was deeply devoted to her family, | 19 | | including her many relatives and friends in Peoria and the | 20 | | Rashid family throughout the country; she was generous beyond | 21 | | measure and utterly selfless, providing support, gifts, and |
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| 1 | | encouragement to everyone she knew; her hospitality was | 2 | | unparalleled, and she was considered one of the finest chefs | 3 | | in the Lebanese community; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Emily LaHood was preceded in death by her parents | 5 | | and her brother, Dr. Ameel G. Rashid and his wife, Joyce Lahne | 6 | | Rashid; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Emily LaHood is survived by her husband, Edward; | 8 | | her children, Edward R. LaHood (Carith Eggerichs) and Maria | 9 | | LaHood (Barent Roth); her granddaughters, Nicolette LaHood and | 10 | | Cyla LaHood Roth; and her brother's family, Gregory, Parker, | 11 | | and Anna Rashid, Jeffrey Rashid (Susan Wittry), Susan Rashid, | 12 | | Mackenzie Palmer, and Waylon Lafferty; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Ameline M. "Emily" Rashid LaHood 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 Emily LaHood as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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