SR1026 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Rose Tennery "Rosie" Bryan of Beecher City, who passed away on September 29, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Rosie Bryan was born to Kenneth Bryan and Macy Reed in Effingham on September 23, 2016; she was a first grader at Beecher City Grade School; and

WHEREAS, Rosie Bryan enjoyed helping cook supper and making art, and she was very excited about all the art supplies she had received on her recent birthday; and

WHEREAS, Rosie Bryan loved music, dancing, performing, and entertaining; she had recently joined a dance class, and she loved practicing her moves at all hours of the day; and

WHEREAS, Rosie Bryan loved spending time with her extended family, cousins, and grandparents, and she was always ready to have a "party", or cookout, with family; she also enjoyed taking care of her infant cousins; and

WHEREAS, Rosie Bryan was her mother's little shadow, following her everywhere and always wanting to sit on her mother's lap or beside her; and

WHEREAS, More than anything, Rosie Bryan adored her older brother, Walker; and

WHEREAS, Rosie Bryan will be remembered for her energetic and joyful nature, her humor, and being the life of the party; and

WHEREAS, Rosie Bryan was preceded in death by her father and her brother, Walker Bryan; and

WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Rosie Bryan was survived by her mother; her maternal grandparents, Rachel Reed and Mark Reed; her paternal grandparents, Gerald and Janice Bryan McNeely; her maternal great-grandmother, Jeanie Doty; her aunts, Mariah Reed, Camie (Daniel) Wilke, Beau Reed, and Honora Reed; her cousins, Denver, Paloma, Manny, and Audie; and many extended family members; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Rose Tennery "Rosie" Bryan and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Rosie Bryan as an expression of our deepest sympathy.