Full Text of SR0787 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 Mabel Charlene (nee Meisenheimer) Gill of | 4 | | Godfrey, who passed away on December 13, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mabel Gill was born on July 3, 1924 in Alton to | 6 | | Charles and Mable Dehne Meisenheimer; she was educated in | 7 | | Brighton public schools and attended Shurtleff College, | 8 | | Washington University in St. Louis, Southern Illinois | 9 | | University, and Tarkio College; she earned a Bachelor of Arts | 10 | | with a concentration in Management; she married Fred L. Gill on | 11 | | February 3, 1946 at Brighton St. Paul Methodist Episcopal | 12 | | Church; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mabel Gill worked as a photogrammetrist and | 14 | | supervisory cartographer from 1948 until 1980; she started her | 15 | | career at the United States Air Force's Aeronautical Chart | 16 | | Plant (later the United States Air Force Aeronautical Chart and | 17 | | Information Center) in St. Louis, first as a photogrammetric | 18 | | aide, later becoming the first female supervisor in her | 19 | | department; she retired in 1980 as Program Manager from the | 20 | | Program, Plans, and Operations of the Defense Mapping Agency | 21 | | Aerospace Center, where she was the first Federal Woman's | 22 | | Program Manager; for 5 years, she was the newsletter editor of | 23 | | the Photogrammetric Engineering Journal of the American |
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| 1 | | Society of Photogrammetry; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Mabel Gill had a passion for history which led her | 3 | | to be a co-founder of the Alton Museum of History and Art; she | 4 | | was instrumental in the museum's success, volunteering there | 5 | | for 42 years and eventually becoming President Emeritus; she | 6 | | was the founder of the Arsenal '76 Chapter of Federally | 7 | | Employed Women, President of the St. Louis Zonta Club, | 8 | | President of the American Society of Photogrammetry, board | 9 | | member of the National Conference Center since 1979, founder of | 10 | | the Missouri Women's Network in 1982, Co-Chair of the Equal | 11 | | Rights Amendment Caucus, and Chair of the Shake Hands with | 12 | | History Committee; she authored several books for the Alton | 13 | | Museum; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mabel Gill served as President of the Alton | 15 | | Women's Council and the Alton Area Historical Society, helped | 16 | | form 2 Toastmasters International Clubs in St. Louis, and was | 17 | | one of the first women to be an Area Governor of the | 18 | | Toastmasters; she also served as the Grand Marshal of the Alton | 19 | | Memorial Day Parade; her accolades include the Young Women's | 20 | | Christian Association's Woman of Distinction Award, 100 Women | 21 | | of Substance, the Studs Terkel Humanities Award, and the | 22 | | National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution's | 23 | | Historic Preservation Medal, among many others; she is listed | 24 | | in "Who's Who in the Midwest" and "Who's Who of American |
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| 1 | | Women"; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Mabel Gill was preceded in death by her parents; | 3 | | her husband, Fred; her daughter-in-law, Ann Gill; her | 4 | | granddaughter, Kathie Smith; and her sisters, Melba and Viola; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mable Gill is survived by her sons, Charles Gill | 7 | | and Frederic "Rick" (Laura) Gill; those she helped raise, Vicki | 8 | | Winchester, Bette (Steven) Paul, Douglas (Paula) Miller, Debra | 9 | | (Frank) Herrera, Bruce (Vickie) Miller, and Becki (Randy) | 10 | | Rhyne; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and | 11 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Mabel Charlene Gill, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Mabel Gill as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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