Full Text of SR0354 98th 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 Virginia Anne "Ginger" Ross of East | 4 | | Peoria, who passed away on May 24, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Ross was born on May 29, 1942, in Pinson, | 6 | | Tennessee, to Carmon "CB" and Martha Ludell Ross Holmes; she | 7 | | graduated from Eureka College, where she was a member of Delta | 8 | | Zeta Sorority and is a current member of their alumni | 9 | | association; she married Gregory James Ross on February 21, | 10 | | 1970, in Peoria; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Ross worked as a service representative | 12 | | for the Social Security Administration for nearly 30 years in | 13 | | Peoria, Pekin, and Joliet, retiring in 2004; she also worked as | 14 | | a grade school teacher at Roanoke-Benson Grade School and as an | 15 | | activity therapist at Peoria State Hospital; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Ross was a University of Illinois | 17 | | Extension Master Gardener, a member of the Tazwell County | 18 | | Master Gardeners, and a member of the City of East Peoria | 19 | | "Green Team"; she was an activist and always doing for others | 20 | | and spending countless hours volunteering for various | 21 | | organizations; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Ross was preceded in death by her | 2 | | parents; her brother, Alford "Alfie" Holmes; her sister, Sandra | 3 | | L. Brooks; and her former husband and friend, Gregory; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Ross is survived by her daughters, Mariah | 5 | | (Ron) Schultz, Kristin (Eric) Lambert, and Andria (Scott) Ross | 6 | | Redpath; her grandchildren, Ethan Lambert and Catherine | 7 | | Redpath; her step-grandchildren, Matt and Lauren Schultz; her | 8 | | brothers, Ross (Jean) Holmes and Rayford Holmes; and several | 9 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Virginia Ross, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Virginia Ross as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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