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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois learned with regret of the passing of Corinne Michel
 4    of Washington D.C. on October 22, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Michel  was the beloved wife of Robert H.
 6    Michel, the former minority  leader  of  the  U.S.  House  of
 7    Representatives; and

 8        WHEREAS,  Corinne  Woodruff was born on April 30, 1926 in
 9    Onida, South Dakota  to  Lewis  McCabe  and  Constance  Noste
10    Woodruff;  she  married Robert H. Michel on December 26, 1948
11    in Peoria; and

12        WHEREAS, An accomplished musician, Mrs.  Michel  received
13    degrees  in  piano  from Bradley University and sang in the a
14    cappella choir; she was a member of Sigma Alpha Iota  musical
15    fraternity and Pi Beta Phi sorority; and

16        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Michel  taught  music at Roosevelt Junior
17    High School in Peoria; she was a longtime community leader in
18    music and the arts and a member  of  the  original  community
19    group that brought opera and ballet to Peoria; and

20        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Michel was active in the Central Illinois
21    Youth Symphony, Peoria Players, the  Amateur  Music  Club  of
22    Peoria,  and  the  Cornstalk  Theatre and also performed in a
23    chamber music group in Washington; and

24        WHEREAS, Each year, Bradley University awards the Corinne
25    and Bob Michel Scholarships;  The  Everett  McKinley  Dirksen
26    Center  in  Peoria  oversees the Robert H. and Corinne Michel
27    Congressional Education Fund, created with a grant  from  the
28    National Historical Publications and Records Commission; and

29        WHEREAS, Mrs. Michel was very active in the Congressional
30    Club  for  members  of  Congress  and  their  spouses and the
 
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 1    Republican Congressional Spouses, serving as  an  officer  of
 2    both; and

 3        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Michel  was  the recipient of a number of
 4    awards, including one from the  Children's  Inn  at  National
 5    Institutes  of  Health  in Bethesda, Maryland, which provides
 6    housing for parents  of  hospitalized  children;  she  was  a
 7    member  of  the Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy
 8    and in 1968 christened the USS Peoria in San Diego; and

 9        WHEREAS, Mrs. Michel was a member  of  the  International
10    Neighbors Club; the Daughters of 1812; the Republican Women's
11    Federal   Forum  of  Washington,  for  which  she  served  as
12    chairwoman in 1989 and 1990; and the GS Chapter of  the  PEO;
13    she  was a member of the Capitol Hill Club board of directors
14    and headed congressional  relations  efforts  for  the  first
15    Ronald Reagan inauguration; and

16        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Michel was a member of First Presbyterian
17    Church in Peoria; and

18        WHEREAS, The passing of Corinne Michel  has  been  deeply
19    felt  by  all  who knew and loved her, especially her beloved
20    husband, Robert H. Michel;  her  sons,  Scott  Michel,  Bruce
21    (June)  Michel,  and  Robin  (Joanna)  Michel;  her daughter,
22    Laurie (David) Norcross; her grandchildren; and her  brother,
23    Herbert  "Jesse"  Woodruff;  she was preceded in death by her
24    parents and two brothers; therefore, be it

25        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
26    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
27    all who knew her, the death of Corinne  Michel,  formerly  of
28    Peoria; and be it further

29        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
30    presented to the family of Corinne Michel as an expression of
31    our sincerest condolences.