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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Corinne M. (Olson) Stocks of Chicago, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on October 20, 2023; and | ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, Corinne Stocks was born in the Chatham | ||||||
6 | neighborhood of Chicago on June 26, 1929; she was a member of | ||||||
7 | St. Dorothy Parish and attended the parish's grade school; she | ||||||
8 | attended Mercy High School, where she was active in the a | ||||||
9 | capella choir, theater, and newspaper, and also attended | ||||||
10 | Wilson City College; and | ||||||
11 | WHEREAS, Corinne Stocks worked for the CBS radio station | ||||||
12 | in the McGraw Hill Building in downtown Chicago before | ||||||
13 | marriage; while working at the American Slicing Company, she | ||||||
14 | met Edward P. Stocks, and they married in 1951; they later | ||||||
15 | moved to Dolton and adopted their children, Peter and Sheila, | ||||||
16 | from Catholic Charities; she volunteered with the New Hope | ||||||
17 | School for children with intellectual disabilities and was | ||||||
18 | active in her children's school, Queen of Apostles, where she | ||||||
19 | headed a Great Books Club, served as treasurer for the | ||||||
20 | athletic club, volunteered in the library, and more; she also | ||||||
21 | worked for the Dolton Public Library for 20 years, where she | ||||||
22 | served in a number of capacities before retiring as | ||||||
23 | coordinator of community programs and films; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Several years after her husband's passing in | ||||||
2 | 1980, Corinne Stocks moved to the townhome community Oak Hills | ||||||
3 | Country Club in Palos Heights, where she made lifelong | ||||||
4 | friends, played golf, and served on the golf and pool | ||||||
5 | committees for many years; during her later years, she resided | ||||||
6 | in senior living facilities in Tinley Park and Springfield; | ||||||
7 | and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, Corinne Stocks was an avid reader, a master at | ||||||
9 | scrabble and crosswords, a lover of dancing, and a bridge | ||||||
10 | player for most of her life; she hosted many Thanksgivings and | ||||||
11 | other family gatherings, both in Dolton and Palos Heights, and | ||||||
12 | she visited her grandchildren in Springfield and California; | ||||||
13 | and | ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, Corinne Stocks was well-liked, and she cherished | ||||||
15 | the friendships she made across all phases of her long life; | ||||||
16 | she will be remembered as a strong and influential woman who | ||||||
17 | was fiercely independent and resilient; and | ||||||
18 | WHEREAS, Corinne Stocks was preceded in death by her | ||||||
19 | husband; her parents, Ernest Olson and Mary Olson; her sister, | ||||||
20 | Lorraine (Jack) Moriarty; and many other family members; and | ||||||
21 | WHEREAS, Corinne Stocks is survived by her children, Peter |
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1 | (Kathleen) Stocks and Sheila (Lawrence Smith) Stocks-Smith; | ||||||
2 | her brother, Edward (Ann) Olson; her grandchildren, Ryan | ||||||
3 | (Elexis) Stocks, Justin (Kathleen Su) Stocks-Smith, and Lauren | ||||||
4 | (Peter Rechter) Stocks-Smith; her great-grandchildren, Elise | ||||||
5 | Stocks, Ethan Stocks, and Gabrielle Stocks; her cousins, | ||||||
6 | Richard Olson and Donald (Joanne) Colby; and her nieces and | ||||||
7 | nephew; therefore, be it | ||||||
8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Corinne M. (Olson) Stocks and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
11 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | ||||||
12 | it further | ||||||
13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Corinne Stocks as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our deepest sympathy. |