Full Text of SR0070 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Mary Louise Teel of Pontiac, who passed | 4 | | away on December 20, 2016 at the age of 91; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Teel was born in Saunemin to Frank and Anna | 6 | | (Krenkelfuss) Dohman on November 16, 1926; her parents | 7 | | emigrated from Germany in 1910; she traveled to Germany twice | 8 | | to visit cousins; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mary Teel attended Oatmiller Country School for | 10 | | eight years and was a 1943 graduate of Cullom High School; in | 11 | | the early 1960s, she graduated from auctioneer school; when she | 12 | | was 62, she attended William Raney Harper College and earned an | 13 | | associate's degree in art; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mary Teel was a member of Ss. Peter & Paul | 15 | | Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society; she was vice | 16 | | president of the Charlotte Home Extension, a Member of | 17 | | Livingston County Senior Advisory Board, and served on the | 18 | | board of directors for the Central Illinois Area Agency on | 19 | | Aging; she served on the Chatsworth Town Board for eight years; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Mary Teel loved to crochet and sew; she made |
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| 1 | | quilts for each daughter and crocheted baby afghans for every | 2 | | baby born in her family; she held art classes in her basement | 3 | | studio; she loved playing pinochle, scrabble, solving | 4 | | crossword puzzles, and painting pictures; she decorated cakes | 5 | | for all occasions and was known for her baking and cooking | 6 | | skills; she was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Mary Teel was very proud of her German heritage | 8 | | and compiled a cookbook of family recipes and history; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mary Teel was preceded in death by her parents; | 10 | | her husband, John Teel; her son, David Zeller; two grandsons, | 11 | | Marco DeAngeles and David Eric Zeller; three sisters, Elizabeth | 12 | | Wallrich, Anna Deany, and Charlene Dohman; five brothers, | 13 | | Francis "Frankie" Dohman, William "Bill" Dohman, Richard | 14 | | Dohman, George Dohman, and Gary Dohman; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mary Teel is survived by her daughters, Diane | 16 | | (Ulf) Olsen, Linda Arquette, Beth Ann May, and Mary Jo (Mark) | 17 | | See; her son, Larry Zeller; 15 grandchildren, 35 | 18 | | great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; her | 19 | | sister-in-law, Jackie Dohman; her stepchildren, Paul Teel, | 20 | | Laura Kracker, and Jo Ellen (John) Shoenbrun; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 1 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we, along with her family and friends, | 2 | | mourn the passing of Mary Louise Teel, and extend our sincere | 3 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 4 | | her; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Mary Teel as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy.
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