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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Susan I.
4"Sue" Staley of Springfield, who passed away on December 27,
52010; and
 
6    WHEREAS, She was born October 20, 1946 in Springfield to
7Louis H. "Newt" and Wilma M. Ley Staley; she married Jim
8Gardner on February 14, 1999; and
 
9    WHEREAS, She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy and the
10University of Illinois-Springfield; she was a lifelong
11Democrat and a Precinct Committeewoman; she was a member of the
12American Legion Auxiliary and Eagles Aerie Auxiliary; and
 
13    WHEREAS, She loved to play bingo and was a resident of
14Springfield her entire life; she loved to travel, but hated to
15fly; she loved boating and fishing, but hated the water; she
16loved Las Vegas and Tunica, but did not like gambling; and she
17said she was a terrible cook, but everything she made was
18delicious; and
 
19    WHEREAS, She worked for 42 years for the State of Illinois,
20the past 35 years for the House of Representatives; she retired
21in 2008, last working for former State Representative Kurt

 

 

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1Granberg; during her long career serving the Members of the
2Illinois House of Representatives, she earned an outstanding
3reputation as one of the most loyal, helpful, and friendly
4employees of the House; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Sue Staley is survived by her husband, Jim
6Gardner; her mother, Wilma M. Staley; her step-daughter, Stacey
7Gardner; her sisters, Jane Staley, Laura (Steven Goldstein)
8Staley, and Rita (Kevin) Gallagher; her sister-in-law, Cindy
9(Steve) Dahlhauser; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins;
10therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13mourn, along with her family, friends, and others, the passing
14of Susan "Sue" Staley; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the family of Sue Staley as a symbol of our
17sincere sympathy.