SR0281 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Margaret Mary Curry of Mount Vernon, Ohio, who passed away on May 27, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Curry was born on September 30, 1921 in Mount Vernon, Ohio; her parents were the late George and Mary (Blubaugh) Omlor; she married L. D. Curry on August 17, 1946; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Curry was a 1939 graduate of St. Vincent de Paul High School and a 1942 graduate of the Mount Carmel School of Nursing; she was employed as a nurse at Mercy Hospital, the Ohio Eastern Star Home before retiring as a nurse from Kenyon College Health Services; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Curry was the 1939 Knox County Women's tennis champion; she was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and the Station Break of Mount Vernon; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Curry was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, L. D. Curry; her son, Kevin Curry; her granddaughter, Jena Blake; her great-grandson, Braylon Anthony Blake; her brothers, George "Snub" Omlor and Ralph Omlor; and her sisters, Anna White and Eileen Gillespie; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Curry is survived by her children, Nancy (Bill) Rupp, George (Sherry) Curry, Susan (Michael) Duffy, Mary (Rick) Marti, Cindy (Ralph) Fogle, Michael (Marie) Curry, and Douglas (Dee) Curry; her 24 grandchildren; and her eight great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Margaret Mary Curry; and be it further

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