Full Text of SR0719 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 Claire Ann Adkins of Carlinville, who | 4 | | passed away on April 1, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born in Richmond Heights, Missouri to | 6 | | Edward and Grace Gallaher Kiely; she attended Saint Louis | 7 | | University, where she was among the first group to graduate | 8 | | from the speech therapy program in 1950; she worked as a speech | 9 | | therapist in St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri public school | 10 | | districts before marrying Gene Adkins on August 2, 1952, whom | 11 | | she met while attending Saint Louis University; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Together, she and her husband raised their family | 13 | | in Carlinville, where in addition to being a loving wife and | 14 | | mother, she served on the Carlinville Hospital Board and | 15 | | Auxiliary, was a founding member of CMEC (the Carlinville | 16 | | Marijuana Education Committee), and volunteered as a speech | 17 | | therapist with children with mental disabilities and HEART | 18 | | (reading program for school children); and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, She enjoyed spending time with her family, playing | 20 | | bridge, and getting together with her tennis group and friends; | 21 | | she will be remembered always for the grace, strength, and | 22 | | beauty she brought to the lives of all those with whom she came |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Claire Ann Adkins is survived by her husband, | 3 | | Gene; her brother, Ray (Jane) Kiely; her sister, Jane Cassidy; | 4 | | her children, Barry, Chris (Bob) Mathias, David (Gail), and Jim | 5 | | (Ellen) Adkins; and her grandchildren, Lexy and Audrie Adkins, | 6 | | Steve, Claire, Mary Beth, and Susie Mathias, Jeff and Greg | 7 | | Adkins, and Ian and Brennan Adkins; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | her family and friends, the passing of Claire Ann Adkins; and | 11 | | be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Claire Ann Adkins as a symbol of our | 14 | | sincere sympathy.
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