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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Phoebe Irene Angel, who passed away on September 13, 2002;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Phoebe Irene Angel, the daughter of a
7 Pentecostal preacher, grew up in the 1920s in the foothills
8 of southeastern Missouri; she traveled to church on Sunday
9 mornings by horse-drawn wagon because cars were not then
10 accessible to that part of the Ozark region; she walked miles
11 to a one-room schoolhouse for 2 years, after which she was
12 taught at home; and
13 WHEREAS, While Mrs. Angel did not receive a formal
14 education, she was still a very wise woman; she taught first
15 graders in Sunday school and was known for her creative ideas
16 to help the children learn and apply Biblical concepts; she
17 continued to teach classes of Sunday school children until
18 she was 83 years old, when she decided to let "the younger
19 people" take over; and
20 WHEREAS, Phoebe Angel's love of life and learning was an
21 inspiration to her children; she exposed them to home
22 schooling in their childhood; through this method of
23 education, Mrs. Angel was able to impart not only the
24 standard curriculum and music lessons, but also provide her
25 children with the wisdom of other life lessons; two of her
26 daughters followed in her footsteps and decided to home
27 school their own children; and
28 WHEREAS, The passing of Phoebe Irene Angel will be deeply
29 felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her five
30 children, fourteen grandchildren, twenty-eight great
31 grandchildren, and seven great-great grandchildren; therefore
32 be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3 all who knew her, the death of Phoebe Irene Angel; and be it
4 further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Fran Eaton, daughter of Phoebe Irene Angel, with
7 our sincere condolences.