Full Text of SR0526 99th General Assembly
SR0526 99TH 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 Lois Jean Russell of Gladstone, who | 4 | | passed away on May 3, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lois Russell was born on November 6, 1924 to Fay
| 6 | | and Ruby Painter Burkhart; she graduated from Dallas City
High | 7 | | School in 1942 as the salutatorian; she then graduated from Gem | 8 | | City Business College in
Quincy; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After graduation, Lois Russell worked
at Camp | 10 | | Ellis near Macomb; she married Delmar
Briscoe Russell in Dallas | 11 | | City on July 18, 1943; later, she worked for the LaHarpe
| 12 | | Creamery, the Gladstone Grain Company, and the Gulfport River | 13 | | Terminal; she sold
Pioneer Seed Corn as well as being a | 14 | | full-time mother and homemaker; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Lois Russell enjoyed knitting and made many baby | 16 | | blankets for her children,
grandchildren, and | 17 | | great-grandchildren; she loved vegetable and flower
gardening | 18 | | and solving crossword and jigsaw puzzles; she also enjoyed
| 19 | | playing cards with family, friends, and neighbors, and belonged | 20 | | to many
clubs; she was a member of Gladstone United Methodist | 21 | | Church, the Order Of The Eastern Star, and the Red
Hat Club; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lois Russell was preceded in death by her husband, | 2 | | Delmar; her parents; her sister, Betty Shaw; 2 grandchildren; | 3 | | and one great-grandchild; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Lois Russell is survived by her 3 sons, Fay | 5 | | (Suzanne) Russell, Gail (Diane) Russell, and Larry (Pat)
| 6 | | Russell; her 4 daughters, Delma (Nick) Plackett, Nancy (Larry) | 7 | | Gapen, Janet (Lloyd) Russell-Jacobs, and Harriet Russell; her | 8 | | 18 grandchildren; and her 29 great-grandchildren; therefore, | 9 | | be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Lois Jean Russell, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Lois Russell as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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