Full Text of SR0128 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 Emily Beggs Esarey of White Hall, who | 4 | | passed away on January 14, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Emily Esarey was born in Oak Park on July 24, 1933 | 6 | | to Charles Norman and Elizabeth Loe Corsa Beggs; she graduated | 7 | | from Oak Park High School in 1951 and the University of | 8 | | Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1955 with a bachelor's degree | 9 | | in animal science; she earned the distinction as the first | 10 | | female graduate of the College of Agriculture; she was a proud | 11 | | member of the Sigma Kappa sorority and a supporter of Chief | 12 | | Illiniwek; she married James Gibson Esarey on June 26, 1955 in | 13 | | Oak Park; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1959, Emily Esarey and her husband settled in | 15 | | Greene County, south of White Hall, and began managing Gregory | 16 | | Farm, a farm that had been in her family since 1821; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Emily Esarey was involved with many community | 18 | | organizations, including positions as a 4-H club leader, church | 19 | | choir member, softball coach, honorary Future Farmers of | 20 | | America member, art teacher, and avid horse enthusiast for | 21 | | Percheron horses, Quarter horses (AQHA), and Morgans; she was | 22 | | also a horse handler at Beverly Farms; she was affectionately |
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| 1 | | know as "Mrs. E"; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Emily Esarey was preceded in death by her husband, | 3 | | James; her parents; and her brother, Bill Beggs; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Emily Esarey is survived by 2 daughters, Le | 5 | | (Butch) Esarey Perry and Laura Jane (Drew) Dukett; her 2 sons, | 6 | | Jonathon Esarey and Justus (Toni) Esarey; her sister, Sarah | 7 | | Coad; her brother, Gregory Beggs; her 5 grandchildren, Bethany | 8 | | Dukett, Joshua Dukett, Christopher Dukett (Sonya), Greg Finn, | 9 | | and Zach Finn; her 3 great-grandchildren, Ashley Wells, | 10 | | Christian Wells, and Haley Westermayer; and her | 11 | | great-great-grandchild, Isabella Marie Wells; she also hosted | 12 | | 4 exchange students including Hereath (Sri Lanka), Shinji Kondo | 13 | | (Japan), Evangeline Karahalios Guerland (Xavier-France), and | 14 | | Nina Suvanto-Collan (Finland); therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Emily Beggs Esarey, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Emily Esarey as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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