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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Sarah Jane Beggs Coad of White Hall, who
4passed away on September 19, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Sarah Coad was born in Chicago to Charles Norman
6and Elizabeth Corsa Beggs on January 20, 1935; she earned a
7Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture from the University of
8Illinois in 1956; she married Morris K. Coad in Oak Park on
9June 17, 1956; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Sarah Coad was a breakfast cook at MacMurray
11College for many years and was affectionately known as the
12Omelet Lady; she was co-owner of Coad Window Cleaning Service
13until her passing; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Sarah Coad was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority and
15the Carrollton Community Chorus; she participated in numerous
16productions of The Witness and loved attending Bible study; she
17was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in White Hall;
18she especially loved her family; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Sarah Coad was preceded in death by her parents;
20her sister, Emily Esarey; and her brother, William Beggs; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Sarah Coad is survived by her husband, Morris; her
2daughters, Kathy (Lloyd) Brooks and Amy (Patrick) Devine; her
3sons, Martin (Jenny) Coad, Stuart (Judy) Coad, and Norman
4(April) Coad; her grandchildren, Jason, Jenny, Bradyn, Talon,
5and Larissa Coad, Ashley Dotzert, Corey McDannald, Leslie and
6Noah Brooks, Samantha, Chelsea, Alex, Taylor, and Hallie Coad,
7Katherine Burton, Olivia Cope, and Jason Devine; her ten
8great-grandchildren; and her brother, Gregory Beggs;
9therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
12Sarah Jane Beggs Coad, and extend our sincere condolences to
13her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
14further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the family of Sarah Coad as an expression of our
17deepest sympathy.