Full Text of SR2144 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 Mary Lee Stackhouse Gardner of Waukegan, | 4 | | who passed away on October 2, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Gardner was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi | 6 | | to Bessie and Andrew Stackhouse on January 6, 1937; the eighth | 7 | | of 14 children, she spent her early years in Clarksdale; she | 8 | | committed to her faith at an early age and was baptized at | 9 | | Palestine Baptist Church in Clarksdale; she moved with her | 10 | | family to Waukegan in 1951 and, shortly after her arrival, | 11 | | joined the Shiloh Baptist Church; as a teenager, she loved | 12 | | fashion and worked at Hein's in downtown Waukegan; she married | 13 | | John Gardner on August 27, 1955; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mary Gardner's desire to assist others led her to | 15 | | the health care field; she was a career employee at the Downy | 16 | | V.A. Hospital and during this time also attended the College of | 17 | | Lake County; before she retired, she became a Registered Nurse; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Having discovered her calling, Mary Gardner | 20 | | brought her healthcare experience to her church and was | 21 | | President of the Shiloh Baptist Church Health Unit for more | 22 | | than ten years; under her leadership, the Health Unit held a |
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| 1 | | variety of events, including health fairs and CPR training; in | 2 | | addition to her health care services at Shiloh, she was also | 3 | | the North Shore District Director of Nurse's Unit, Vice | 4 | | President of the Illinois Baptist General State Nurses' Health | 5 | | United, and worked in the Health Ministries of the Illinois | 6 | | State Congress and the National Baptist Convention; she was | 7 | | instrumental in developing Youth Health ministries at state and | 8 | | local levels; she used her nursing skills to improve the | 9 | | community and, in conjunction with the American Heart | 10 | | Association, the American Cancer Society, and the American | 11 | | Diabetes Association, she led the Shiloh Health Unit | 12 | | development of programs to increase awareness of the risk, | 13 | | causes, symptoms, and preventative measures for diseases | 14 | | plaguing African Americans; the American Heart Association | 15 | | honored her for her role in educating others on heart disease | 16 | | and strokes; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, At Shiloh Baptist Church, Mary Gardner also | 18 | | participated in Sunday school and the jail ministry; she was | 19 | | active as a counselor, a member of the church choir, and a | 20 | | ten-year member of the Wisconsin Dell's Fellowship; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Mary Gardner was preceded in death by her parents; | 22 | | her brothers, Andrew and Paul Stackhouse; and two infant | 23 | | siblings; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mary Gardner is survived by her husband, John; her | 2 | | children, Johnny (Jackie), Patricia (Remmele), Sharon, and | 3 | | Dana; her special niece, Paulette Freeman; her stepdaughter, | 4 | | Mary Francis Peebles; her granddaughter, Courtney Gardner; her | 5 | | sisters, Doris Mckinley, Catherine Copeland, Lula Baldwin | 6 | | Merrill, Dasie Wilson, and Susie Visor; her brothers, John | 7 | | Stackhouse, Ben Stackhouse, Herbert (Margaret) Stackhouse, and | 8 | | Harry (Deborah) Stackhouse; her many nieces, nephews, and | 9 | | cousins; her many godchildren, including Craig Wilson, Alysha | 10 | | Grace, and Arius Smith; and her many friends; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Mary Lee Stackhouse Gardner and extend our sincere condolences | 14 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Mary Gardner as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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