SR0703 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Fern Ellen Page of Shelbyville, who passed away on April 13, 2008; and

WHEREAS, Fern Ellen Page was born on July 7, 1923 in Clarksburg; she was the daughter of Frank Thomas and Sylvia Susan Bivins Wheat; she married Nile Wendall Page on November 22, 1945; and

WHEREAS, Fern Ellen Page graduated from Shelbyville High School with the Class of 1941; she worked as a cook in the Shelbyville Schools until her retirement; and

WHEREAS, Fern Ellen Page was a member of the Fourth Street United Methodist Church in Shelbyville and a former member of Clarksburg United Methodist Church; she was also a member of the Kaskaskia Boat Club and a charter member of Ladies of the Moose 1325 and Eagles Lodge 4395, all of Shelbyville; and

WHEREAS, Fern Ellen Page was an active member of the Shelby County Democratic Party and was an avid bingo player; and

WHEREAS, Fern Ellen Page was preceded in death by her parents; her stepfather, Selby Hopkins; and her stepsister, Alvena Childress; and

WHEREAS, Fern Ellen Page is survived by her husband, Nile; her sons, Tommy Stuart Page and Dennis Lynn Page; her three grandsons, Derek, Dane, and Grant Page; her stepsisters, Gene Arganbright, June Norfleet, and Retha Townsend; and her stepbrothers, Kenneth Hopkins and Dale Hopkins; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Fern Ellen Page; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Fern Ellen Page as an expression of our sympathy.