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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Katherine Aldine Langstaff-Adams of
4Fairbury, who passed away on June 5, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Katherine Langstaff-Adams was born to Dr. James
6Hartzel Langstaff and Mary Durbin Langstaff in Chicago on
7August 26, 1942; she attended Fairbury Public Schools and
8later the Patricia Stevens Modeling School in Chicago; she
9married Mathew Adams in Fairbury on August 1, 1971; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Katherine Langstaff-Adams worked as a
11professional model for several years; after raising her four
12children, she began her long career as a rural mail carrier for
13the U.S. Postal Service in Bloomington, retiring in 2003;
14following retirement, she moved back to her hometown of
15Fairbury, where she lived until her death; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Katherine Langstaff-Adams had a lifelong love of
17music and enjoyed singing in the church choir; she loved
18fashion and enjoyed dressing up for any occasion; she was an
19avid reader and sometimes read a book a day; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Katherine Langstaff-Adams loved spending time
21with her family and friends, especially her grandchildren and

 

 

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1great-grandchildren; she will be remembered for her infectious
2personality that had a positive impact on everyone around her;
3and
 
4    WHEREAS, Katherine Langstaff-Adams was preceded in death
5by her husband; her parents; her sister, Mary Lynn Unser; and
6her brother, James H. Langstaff III; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Katherine Langstaff-Adams is survived by her
8children, Kelly (Cindy) Kinate, Kandace (Robert) Boudra, Sean
9(Graciana) McGivney, and Jason (Alandra) Adams; her
10grandchildren, Heather (John) Romang, Nicholas (Autumn)
11Boudra, Benjamin Boudra, Megan Boudra, Amira McGivney, Ian
12Adams, Lucas Adams, and Ryan McGivney; her
13great-grandchildren, Emilia Romang, Oliver Romang, Savannah
14Boudra, and Felicity Boudra; her brothers-in-law, Bob Vietti
15and Al Unser; her niece, Nici (Jason) Putnam; and her nephew,
16Travis (Annie) Unser; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
19Katherine Aldine Langstaff-Adams and extend our sincere
20condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
21her; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to the family of Katherine Langstaff-Adams as an
2expression of our deepest sympathy.