SR2010 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Virginia L. Secrest of Wood River, who passed away on August 20, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Secrest was born in Mitchell to Herbert J. and Vesta E. (Waggoner) Harshbarger on March 22, 1928; she married Albert Seymore in 1946, and he passed away in 1948; she married Alfred Nagel in 1953, and the marriage ended in 1970; she married Kenneth Secrest in 1976, and he passed away in 2002; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Secrest worked as a clerk and typist for the Granite City Army Depot for 22 years; after retirement, she dedicated herself to honoring veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces; she led efforts to place flags on the graves of veterans in the Upper Alton Cemetery; the hallmarks of her work are the flagpole along Home Adams Parkway and the establishment of the Avenue of Flags flown every Memorial Day; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Secrest was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; her daughter, Linda Seymore; her sons, Terry and Gary Nagel; her stepson, Wayne Allen Secrest; her stepdaughter, Janis Johnson; her three sisters; and her four brothers; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Secrest is survived by her sons, Paul (Mary) Nagel, David (Terrie) Nagel, and John (Kim Moore) Nagel; her 13 grandchildren; her 16 great-grandchildren; and her daughters-in-law, Rebecca Nagel and Renee Nagel; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Virginia L. Secrest and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Virginia Secrest as an expression of our deepest sympathy.