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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of
Fern Ellen Page of Shelbyville, who |
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| passed away on April 13, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Fern Ellen Page was born on July 7, 1923 in |
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| Clarksburg; she was the daughter of Frank Thomas and Sylvia |
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| Susan Bivins Wheat; she married Nile Wendall Page on November |
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| 22, 1945; and
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| WHEREAS, Fern Ellen Page graduated from Shelbyville High |
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| School with the Class of 1941; she worked as a cook in the |
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| Shelbyville Schools until her retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Fern Ellen Page was a member of the Fourth Street |
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| United Methodist Church in Shelbyville and a former member of |
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| Clarksburg United Methodist Church; she was also a member of |
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| the Kaskaskia Boat Club and a charter member of Ladies of the |
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| Moose 1325 and Eagles Lodge 4395, all of Shelbyville; and
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| WHEREAS, Fern Ellen Page was an active member of the Shelby |
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| County Democratic Party and was an avid bingo player; and
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| WHEREAS, Fern Ellen Page was preceded in death by her |
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| parents; her stepfather, Selby Hopkins; and her stepsister, |