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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 extend their sincere sympathies to the family and friends of
4 Catherine Shadis, who recently passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, Catherine Shadis was born in Topeka, Kansas on
6 August 14, 1919; her parents were Valentine Alway and
7 Catherine Schafer Alway; and
8 WHEREAS, Catherine Shadis was known as a loving mother,
9 grandmother, who enjoyed her family, friends, and
10 entertaining; and
11 WHEREAS, Catherine Shadis was a member of St. Joseph
12 Church and the Turner Club; she was the owner of The Cathy
13 Shop in Aurora and later Cathy's in Geneva; and
14 WHEREAS, Catherine Shadis was an part of the Republican
15 party for many years; she served as a Kane County Chairwoman;
16 she was a member of the Republican State central committee;
17 she served as a precinct committeewoman; and since 1983 she
18 had been a member of the Aurora Republican Women's Club,
19 serving as president from 1985 to 1990, and being named ARWC
20 Woman of the Year in 1999; and
21 WHEREAS, Catherine Shadis is survived by her son, Albert
22 Shadis and his wife, Tamara; her grandchildren, Eileen
23 Johnson and her husband, Patrick, Kathleen Lena and her
24 husband, Ken, Ashley Shadis, Albert Shadis, and Alexander
25 Shadis; her great-grandchildren, James Lena, Samantha
26 Johnson, Veronica Johnson, and Patrick Johnson; her sisters,
27 Anne Aister and her husband, John, and Beatrice Hight; her
28 aunt, Rose Adams and her husband, Robert; and many nieces and
29 nephews; therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
31 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
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1 all that knew and loved her, the death of Catherine Shadis of
2 Aurora, Illinois; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Catherine Shadis.