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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were saddened
3to learn of the death of Sharon Rose McGuire, who passed away
4on February 17, 2012; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Sharon Rose was raised in Aurora; she later
6attended and graduated from St. Francis School of Nursing in
7Evanston, and proudly celebrated her 50th anniversary with her
8classmates in the summer of 2011; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Sharon Rose remained a dedicated and active nurse
10through her sudden passing, always staying true to the motto
11"Vita Aliis Vota" - a life devoted to others; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Sharon Rose was the beloved wife of Daniel F.; the
13loving mother of Daniel F. III (Monika), Michael (Mary Kay),
14and Jodi Maureen McGuire; the loving "Gramma" of Lucy, Mikey,
15Brigitte, Johnny, and Nicole; the dear sister of William (Mary
16Jo) and James (Barbara) MacDonald, the late Mary Jean (the late
17Paul) Rohr, Rita (the late Edward) Stare, and Maureen (the late
18Patrick) O'Sullivan; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Sharon Rose was a dedicated aunt and godmother and
20trusted lifelong friend to many; she nourished each and every
21relationship she had; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Sharon Rose accepted her diagnosis of cancer with
2faith and courage, which were the pillars of her life and
3attributes that she always encouraged in her family; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Sharon Rose celebrated life to its fullest; her
5love of celebration was truly a gift that she lovingly passed
6on to each of her children and "grand darlings", a gift for
7which they are eternally grateful; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Sharon Rose will be dearly missed by Dan, her
9devoted husband of 48 years; her children and their spouses;
10her grand darlings, who were the center of her life; her other
11relatives; her nursing friends and classmates from St. Francis;
12her multitude of friends, especially the Estes Avenue Bridge
13Group, of which she was a member for 40 years; and by all the
14members of St. Margaret Mary Parish, especially the parish's
15children; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
17ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
18her family and friends, the passing of Sharon Rose McGuire; and
19be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the family of Sharon McGuire as an expression of

 

 

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1our sympathy.