Full Text of HR0941 93rd General Assembly
HR0941 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Carlene | 4 |
| Amanda Meinhardt Geisler of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Quincy, | 5 |
| on Wednesday, May 12, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Geisler will be remembered as a great lady | 7 |
| who gave of her resources and her heart to help the Quincy | 8 |
| community and its children; some of her favorite causes | 9 |
| included the Quincy YMCA and supporting young people and | 10 |
| programs at Chaddock, Quincy Notre Dame High School, and | 11 |
| Culver-Stockton College, where she served on the Board of | 12 |
| Trustees since 1983; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Geisler's giving reached far beyond | 14 |
| financial contributions; she participated in the organizations | 15 |
| that she believed in supporting; she and her husband, Harry, | 16 |
| attended ball games at the YMCA, cheering and supporting young | 17 |
| people, many of whom they knew by name; she was known as an | 18 |
| advocate for the underdog; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Geisler was a long-time supporter of Chaddock | 20 |
| and had operated Grandma's Closet on the school campus as a way | 21 |
| of distributing needed items to the students year-round; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Geisler leaves behind a legacy of giving and | 23 |
| a challenge to those left behind to step up and fill the gap | 24 |
| that is left by her absence; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Carlene Amanda Meinhardt Geisler | 26 |
| has been deeply felt by many, especially her husband, Harry; | 27 |
| her daughter, Sharon Cushman; her grandchildren, Steven | 28 |
| Cushman and his wife Laurie and Tamara Fatheree and her husband | 29 |
| Arnold; her great-grandchildren, Jana, Jamie, Jennifer, | 30 |
| Bridget, and Chelsie; and her sister, Ruth; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 |
| together with her family, friends, and her community, we mourn | 4 |
| the passing of Carlene Amanda Meinhardt Geisler, a woman whose | 5 |
| continuing example of selfless service and devotion to the | 6 |
| needs of others will be long remembered; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to the family of Carlene Amanda Meinhardt Geisler as | 9 |
| an expression of our sincerest condolences during their time of | 10 |
| bereavement.
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