Full Text of SR1060 101st 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 Margaret R. "Margy" Parcells, who passed | 4 | | away on January 19, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Margy Parcells was born to Murdo and Margaret Ross | 6 | | on August 23, 1930; she was raised in Kenilworth and attended | 7 | | The Joseph Sears School, New Trier High School, Purdue | 8 | | University, and the University of Iowa, where she graduated in | 9 | | 1952; that same year, she married her high school sweetheart, | 10 | | Bruce Marsh; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, As a campaign volunteer, Margy Parcells was | 12 | | recognized for her communication and organizational skills, | 13 | | strong work ethic, and tireless energy, resulting ultimately in | 14 | | her being drafted to run for local elective office; she was | 15 | | elected Northfield Township Clerk in 1976, Northfield Township | 16 | | Supervisor in 1981, and State Representative for the 57th | 17 | | District in 1984; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Among the many causes that Margy Parcells | 19 | | championed in the Illinois General Assembly, animal rights, | 20 | | reproductive rights, and fiscal responsibility were some the | 21 | | most important to her; she was a strong proponent of term | 22 | | limits and voluntarily stepped down in 1994, having never lost |
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| 1 | | an election; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Margy Parcells was appointed Deputy Auditor | 3 | | General of the State of Illinois and served in that office | 4 | | until her retirement in 1998; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Margy Parcells was involved with numerous local | 6 | | organizations, including many years of service as a Trustee of | 7 | | the Village of Northfield; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Margy Parcells was energetic and upbeat with a | 9 | | light-up-the-room smile, behind which lay genuine kindness and | 10 | | care for all who came within the circle of her warmth, | 11 | | including her many well-loved dogs; some of her favorite | 12 | | hobbies were tennis and jogging; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Margy Parcells is survived by her children, | 14 | | Marilyn Marsh (Jay Elwood), Bob Marsh (Debbie Winchester), and | 15 | | Greg Marsh (Jennifer Welsh), and her grandchildren, Augie and | 16 | | Natalie Marsh; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Margaret R. "Margy" Parcells and extend our sincere condolences | 20 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 21 | | it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Margy Parcells as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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