Full Text of SR0617 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 Laverna L. Nichols of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on May 26, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Laverna Nichols was born in Peoria on July 13, | 6 | | 1918 to Clyde and Bernice (nee Hampton) Short; she graduated | 7 | | from Kingman High School in Peoria and married Merle E. Nichols | 8 | | on December 19, 1936 in Eureka; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Laverna Nichols worked as a banquet waitress for | 10 | | the Pere Marquette Hotel and Jefferson Hotel; she later became | 11 | | desk manager of the Jefferson Hotel for many years; she last | 12 | | worked at Jumer's Castle Lodge for 6 years, retiring in 1993; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Laverna Nichols was a longtime member of First | 15 | | United Methodist Church in Peoria; she was active in the Order | 16 | | of the Eastern Star and in mothers' clubs; she enjoyed bowling, | 17 | | baking cookies, and making candles; she was a true homemaker | 18 | | with a green thumb; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Laverna Nichols was preceded in death by her | 20 | | husband, Merle; her parents; her infant brother; and her | 21 | | sister, Betty Babcock; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Laverna Nichols is survived by her son, Jerry | 2 | | (Barbara) Nichols; her daughters, Judith (Alan) Aaron and | 3 | | Jacqueline Nichols; her 7 grandchildren, Catherine (James) | 4 | | Tarrant, Craig (Lani) Nichols, Christina (Randy) Reidl, | 5 | | Michelle Aaron (Stephen Hope), Lara Aaron (William Robert | 6 | | Johnson), Jacqueline (Billie) Cain, and Stephanie (Daniel) | 7 | | Nicholson; her 10 great-grandchildren, Sarah, Brittany, Kevin, | 8 | | Coty, Maximillian, Sydney Rose, Emma Noel, Ashley, Tuesday, and | 9 | | Matthew; her great-great-grandson, Owen; and several nieces | 10 | | and nephews; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Laverna L. Nichols, 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 Laverna Nichols as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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