Full Text of SR0677 96th General Assembly
SR0677 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Geraldine A. "Gerrie" Parr of Champaign, | 4 |
| who passed away on February 12, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on July 28th, 1946 in Cadillac, | 6 |
| Michigan; she graduated from Waukegan Township High School, | 7 |
| class of 1964, and the University of Illinois at | 8 |
| Urbana-Champaign, class of 1968, with a Bachelor's Degree in | 9 |
| Psychology; and
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| WHEREAS, Before her retirement, she served as Auditor of | 11 |
| Champaign County; she was also the Chairperson of the Champaign | 12 |
| County Democratic Party for 10 years; in addition to | 13 |
| politicking, she spent her time skiing, sailing, reading, and | 14 |
| cooking; and
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| WHEREAS, She loved to travel and did so extensively in the | 16 |
| last several years, including trips to Tahiti, China, France, | 17 |
| Peru, and Egypt; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Kurt | 19 |
| McKenzie; her mother, Dorothy Parr; and her brother-in-law, | 20 |
| Jerry Altman; and
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| WHEREAS, Geraldine Parr is survived by her daughter, | 2 |
| Daniellinda Schooley; her father and step-mother, Dan and Mavon | 3 |
| Parr; and her sister, Linda Altman; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Geraldine Parr; and be | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of Geraldine Parr as a symbol of our | 10 |
| sincere sympathy.
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