Full Text of SR0984 101st 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 Coroner Cinda J. Edwards of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away along with her husband on January 28, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Cinda Edwards was born in Springfield to Kenneth | 6 | | and Eloise (Collins) Janssen on October 9, 1956; she graduated | 7 | | from Glenwood High School in 1974; she attended Lincoln Land | 8 | | Community College and earned an associate's degree in nursing | 9 | | in 1979; she married Frank E. Edwards on January 15, 1983; she | 10 | | later received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Sangamon | 11 | | State University in 1989; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Cinda Edwards worked as a nurse at Priority Care | 13 | | from 1984 until 2011; she was appointed Sangamon County Coroner | 14 | | in 2011; she loved what she did and took pride in making the | 15 | | Coroner's office the best it could be; alongside her husband, | 16 | | she owned and operated Springfield Auto Body and Towing from | 17 | | 2005 onwards; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Cinda Edwards was involved in several local | 19 | | organizations, such as the Sangamon County Republicans; she | 20 | | also held a number of leadership roles, including serving as | 21 | | past president for the Illinois Coroner's Association and as | 22 | | president for her final two years as a member of the Lincoln |
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| 1 | | Land Community College Board of Trustees; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Cinda Edwards loved to play tennis and enjoyed | 3 | | boating; she especially loved her family and their beloved | 4 | | doodle, Lily, as well as their rescue dog, Nicky; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Cinda Edwards was preceded in death by her | 6 | | parents; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Cinda Edwards is survived by her son, Alex | 8 | | Edwards; her sister-in-law, Judy Rich; her nieces, Nancianne | 9 | | (Mark) Knipfer and Sheri (Douglas) Iwanicki; her great-nieces, | 10 | | Julia Knipfer, Abby Knipfer, and Madi Iwanicki; her | 11 | | great-nephew, Gabe Iwanicki; her uncle, Hubert J. Collins; and | 12 | | her cousins, Steve Collins and Kathy Hernandez; therefore, be | 13 | | it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Coroner Cinda J. Edwards and extend our sincere condolences to | 17 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Cinda Edwards as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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