Full Text of SR2211 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 Alyce Joyce Shay of McHenry, who passed | 4 | | away on August 22, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay was born in Chicago to Mitchell and | 6 | | Charlotte (Wijacki) Bykowski on December 5, 1936; she moved to | 7 | | the McHenry area with her parents in the early 1950s and | 8 | | married John J. Shay at St. Mary Church on October 4, 1958; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay graduated from the Wilkins School of | 10 | | Music in 1955 and opened the Alyce Joyce Music Studio in 1957; | 11 | | she taught numerous students her love of the organ, until its | 12 | | closing in 2009; she was also a spokesperson for Lyon & Healy | 13 | | of Chicago; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay and her husband enjoyed living on the | 15 | | river in McHenry for almost 20 years; they held annual Fiesta | 16 | | Days after parties; they also hosted the yearly "blessing of | 17 | | the boats" on the Fox River; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay was a member of the Church of Holy | 19 | | Apostles, where she was the church organist and was the founder | 20 | | of the prayer line; she had a deep admiration for animals, | 21 | | especially dogs; she adored raising her sons and being a |
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| 1 | | grandmother and great-grandmother; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay was preceded in death by her husband, | 3 | | John, and her parents; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Alyce Shay is survived by her sons, Kevin Shay and | 5 | | Darren (Debby) Shay; her grandchildren, Ryan (Kristina) Shay | 6 | | and Scott (Terri) Shay; her great-grandchildren, Harper and | 7 | | Madison; and her siblings, Ronald (Linda) Bykowski and James | 8 | | (Sherry) Bykowski; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Alyce Joyce Shay, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Alyce Shay as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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