Full Text of SR0941 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Nellie X. Yeisley, who passed away on | 4 | | August 18, 2021 at the age of 70; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Nellie Yeisley was born in River Forest on | 6 | | January 18, 1951 to loving parents Ann and Ben Lenox; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Nellie Yeisley attended St. Luke's Elementary | 8 | | School and graduated from Trinity High School in River Forest | 9 | | in 1969; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, During her youth, Nellie Yeisley made many close | 11 | | friendships that lasted throughout her life; her loved ones | 12 | | remember her as being a truly loyal friend who would drop | 13 | | everything to help someone in need; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Nellie Yeisley married in Saint Luke's Church in | 15 | | River Forest and settled in Oak Park, where she raised two | 16 | | children, Matthew and Victoria; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Nellie Yeisley dedicated herself to her children | 18 | | as a loving mother, making sure to always be there for her | 19 | | family; during the school year, she worked as a secretary for | 20 | | Ascension Catholic Elementary School in Oak Park, where she |
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| 1 | | strove to provide a nurturing and loving environment for all | 2 | | students; during the summer, she and her family could be found | 3 | | spending time with extended family members at their cabin in | 4 | | Long Lake, Wisconsin; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Nellie Yeisley later went to work for Pilgrim | 6 | | Real Estate as a dependable and hard-working office | 7 | | administrator; however, she had a wide variety of interests | 8 | | and an entrepreneurial spirit that led her to many | 9 | | occupations; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Nellie Yeisley's love of dogs eventually drew her | 11 | | to the career of dog walking; after several years, she started | 12 | | her own dog walking company, TLC, where she walked and cared | 13 | | for a variety of four-legged friends in the western suburbs of | 14 | | Chicago; she also made great friendships with their owners; | 15 | | she was known to family and friends as a true "dog whisperer" | 16 | | who made deep connections with and cared for every dog as if it | 17 | | were her own; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Nellie Yeisley was a Catholic who strove to treat | 19 | | others how she wanted to be treated; her faith motivated her to | 20 | | journey on a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Medjugorje; she was | 21 | | deeply moved by this experience and cherished the rosaries she | 22 | | received there for the rest of her life; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, As she went through the ups and downs of life, | 2 | | Nellie Yeisley was a never-ending fountain of positivity; | 3 | | refusing to dwell on the bad, she took pride and joy in what | 4 | | she had and continually gave thanks for her loving friends and | 5 | | family; in doing so, she was always sure to lend a helping hand | 6 | | and be fully present at events for her friends and family; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Nellie Yeisley was a kind and caring mother, | 8 | | grandmother, friend, and dog-lover who was devoted to | 9 | | spreading her kindness and love to all she met; therefore, be | 10 | | it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Nellie X. Yeisley and extend our sincere condolences to her | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Nellie Yeisley as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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