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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Anita Jo
4Grace of Olive Branch, who passed away on May 15, 2014; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Anita Grace was born on September 18, 1961 to
6Leland and Mary Jo (nee Collins) McKee; she married Walter
7Grace on February 14, 1981; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Anita Grace was an outstanding member of the
9business and education communities; she was branch president of
10the First National Bank in Cairo, where she had been employed
11for the past 27 years; she served on the boards of directors
12for numerous community organizations: the Olive Branch Area
13Community Development Corporation, the Olive Branch Cemetery
14Association, and the Dodge Memorial Library; she was also a
15member of the Cairo Rotary Club; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Anita Grace was a member of the Alexander Free
17Will Baptist Church; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Anita Grace is survived by her husband, Walt; her
19mother, Mary Jo McKee; a daughter, Lesley; a son, Justin
20(Jessica); a granddaughter, Natalie; a sister, Rhonda Sue
21Stokes (Terry Hunt); 2 brothers, Jerry Leland (Georgia) McKee

 

 

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1and Michael Lee McKee; a sister-in-law, Dr. Linda Grace; and
2several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we mourn the passing of Anita Jo Grace, and extend our sincere
6condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
7her; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Anita Grace as an expression of our
10deepest sympathy.