Full Text of SR0260 97th 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 Virginia Bell Marsh Gore, formerly of | 4 | | Decatur, who passed away on May 21, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was the daughter of Rev. Dr. Thomas Harley | 6 | | Marsh and Bertha Anderson Marsh; she married Norman J. Gore; | 7 | | she devoted her life to children, teaching students with | 8 | | physical disabilities at Gastman School; she was a kindergarten | 9 | | teacher/principal at Argenta-Oreana for many years, retiring | 10 | | at age 70; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, She was recognized by the State of Illinois as an | 12 | | expert in early childhood education where her kindergarten was | 13 | | a state demonstration center; Illinois College named her as a | 14 | | Distinguished Alum for her work as an educator; as a member of | 15 | | Decatur's First Baptist Church, she served in many leadership | 16 | | roles including youth group advisor and ABW President; she | 17 | | helped form the church's pre-school program and was a member of | 18 | | the Builder's Class; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, As a community volunteer, she held memberships in | 20 | | Delta Kappa Gamma, Kiwanis, Junior Welfare, Civil War | 21 | | Roundtable, and many other organizations; during World War II, | 22 | | she helped form what would later become occupational therapy |
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| 1 | | services at Decatur Memorial Hospital, where she also | 2 | | volunteered with the Auxiliary; she served as a troop leader | 3 | | for the Girl Scouts, leading one troop to serve as Junior | 4 | | Auxiliary volunteers at the hospital; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was well-respected for her lively intellect | 6 | | that made her a life-long learner; she attended Illinois | 7 | | College and graduated from Millikin University, where she | 8 | | received her Bachelors and Masters degrees; she was an | 9 | | international traveler, having climbed the Great Wall for the | 10 | | third time at age 88; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Bell Marsh Gore is survived by her | 12 | | daughters, Susan Ahmad (Syed) and Joan Krupa (Ted); her 7 | 13 | | grandchildren, Omar Ahmad (Jennifer), Sufia Fleming (William), | 14 | | Adham Ahmad (Stephani), Kamron Ahmad (Kirsten), Stephen Krupa | 15 | | (Deborah), Mark Krupa, and Matthew Krupa; her brother, John | 16 | | Marsh; her 8 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and | 17 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 | | her family and friends, the passing of Virginia Bell Marsh | 21 | | Gore; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Virginia Bell Marsh Gore as a symbol | 2 | | of our sincere sympathy.
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