SR0303 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Alice May Crawford of McHenry, who passed away on March 3, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Alice Crawford was born in Alden to Clare and Ruth Greene Gates on August 21, 1924; she married Wallace J. Crawford in Genoa City, Wisconsin on May 6, 1945; they lived in Genoa City before moving to Hebron in 1962 and then to Arkansas in 1993; she recently moved to Fox Point in McHenry; and

WHEREAS, Alice Crawford worked as a court clerk at the McHenry County Courthouse for 22 years; she was a former member of the Hebron United Methodist Church and the Heber Springs United Methodist Church in Heber Springs, Arkansas; she volunteered for the Heber Springs United Methodist Church-Cleburn County Cares; she was also a member of the Friends of the Library in Heber Springs and a past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star; and

WHEREAS, Alice Crawford was preceded in death by a son, Wallace "Keith" Crawford, and her brother, Glenn Gates; and

WHEREAS, Alice Crawford is survived by three daughters, Terry Crawford, Kay (Loren) Vant, and Dawn Crawford; two grandchildren, David Keith Schult and Amanda (Ben) Fisher; and four great-grandchildren, Daniel, David, Jacob, and Chayse; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Alice May Crawford, 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 Alice Crawford as an expression of our deepest sympathy.