SR0292 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Emily Jean Hensley of Belleville, formerly of Cahokia, who passed away on June 10, 2011; and

WHEREAS, She was born on March 16, 1929 in Illmo, Missouri; she was a homemaker and a life-long member of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Cahokia; her family, friends, and her companion of 15 years, her dog Rascal, brought interminable light and joy into her life, and they will remember her for the special times they shared; she had a sweet and kind heart and a passion for animals; and

WHEREAS, Emily was preceded in death by the love of her life, her dear husband of 54 years, Harold Willis Hensley, whom she married as a teenager in 1946; her beloved daughter, Elizabeth "Libby" Sander; and her life-long best friends, Herman and Virginia Sander; and

WHEREAS, Emily Jean Hensley is survived by her cherished son, Mark Hensley and his wife, Lois; her son-in-law, Stan Sander; her grandchildren and their spouses, Robert (Anna) Sander, Amy (Chuck) Kelley, Mallory (Ryan) Duncan, and Michael Hensley; her great-grandchildren, Victoria Emily, Matthew, and Andrew Kelley, and Logan and Joshua Sander; her "adopted extended families," the families of Mark and Marsha Clatterbuck and Thomas and Patricia Hunter; her in-laws, Paul, Sandy, and Virginia Hensley; and numerous nieces and nephews and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Emily Jean Hensley; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Emily Jean Hensley as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.