Full Text of SR2129 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Nancy Hadley Shapland of Champaign, who | 4 | | passed away on October 24, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Shapland was born to Roy O. and Evelyn | 6 | | Hadley on December 18, 1937; she attended Purdue University and | 7 | | then moved to Champaign, where she worked at the Meyer Capel | 8 | | Law Firm and met and later married George Shapland; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Shapland had a passion for music and piano; | 10 | | she played piano for the Purdue Glee Club in college and later | 11 | | was the pianist for many of the Junior League performances and | 12 | | the Champaign Rotary Club; she had perfect pitch and could play | 13 | | anything she heard; she was also known to frequently play | 14 | | between sets of band performances; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Shapland started showing dogs in the early | 16 | | 1970s, starting with golden retrievers and then bichon frises; | 17 | | she finished championships with over 17 dogs; she was an | 18 | | American Kennel Club judge and was a dedicated and respected | 19 | | member of the Bichon Frise Club of America, where she served on | 20 | | many committees, held the office of treasurer, and served as | 21 | | president for eight years; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Shapland loved sports, especially her | 2 | | children's sporting activities in high school, and was known to | 3 | | "help" the referees call their games to such an extent that her | 4 | | friends gave her a referee uniform shirt of her own to wear to | 5 | | high school games; she also once received a "technical foul" | 6 | | from a referee at an Illinois basketball game while expressing | 7 | | her dislike for a call during a time out; her bridge club was | 8 | | also a very special part of her life for over 50 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Shapland was preceded in death by her | 10 | | parents; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Shapland is survived by her husband of 55 | 12 | | years, George; her children, Charlie (Julie) Shapland and his | 13 | | children, Nick and Hadley, Mark Shapland and his children, Dan, | 14 | | John, and Drew, and their mother, Debby, and Laura (Brent | 15 | | Koester) Shapland and her daughter, Chloe; and Nancy's sister, | 16 | | Sarah Hadley; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Nancy Hadley Shapland and extend our sincere condolences to her | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 21 | | further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Nancy Shapland as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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