Full Text of SR1267 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Mary Marling, who passed away on October | 4 | | 12, 2017 at the age of 80; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Marling was born in Detroit, Michigan to | 6 | | Lewis and Virginia Tower on April 17, 1937; she graduated from | 7 | | Grosse Pointe High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts in | 8 | | Economics from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts | 9 | | in Russian Studies from New York University; she was deeply | 10 | | committed to her family, her community, and the Unity Temple | 11 | | Unitarian Universalist Congregation; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mary Marling was an avid sports fan cheering | 13 | | loudest for the Detroit Tigers, University of Michigan | 14 | | football, the Detroit Red Wings, and later, the Chicago Cubs; | 15 | | she was deeply superstitious about sports and believed that | 16 | | ironing during games brought victory to her beloved Tigers; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mary Marling had an "I can make that" attitude and | 18 | | tackled many craft projects such as quilting and knitting; she | 19 | | later became an excellent bridge player and converted to online | 20 | | matches in recent years; she was a true music lover and played | 21 | | classical piano; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mary Marling recently celebrated 38 years of | 2 | | sobriety and was a firm believer in the power of Alcoholics | 3 | | Anonymous; she supported many in joining "The Club" and wanted | 4 | | to assure people that they were not alone; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Marling's final job was as the bookkeeper for | 6 | | the local non-profit Ten Thousand Villages fair trade shop, | 7 | | where she was able to combine her interest of orderly numbers | 8 | | and doing good; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mary Marling's friends would describe her as an | 10 | | optimist, curious and playful, and someone who lived life on | 11 | | her own terms; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mary Marling was an extrovert who thrived when | 13 | | surrounded by people; she also smiled and loved completely; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mary Marling was preceded in death by her parents; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Mary Marling is survived by her daughters, | 17 | | Jennifer Marling and Carrie Bankes; her grandchildren, Julia, | 18 | | Abby, and Will Bankes, who knew her as "Bama"; her son-in-law, | 19 | | Steve Bankes; her brother, John Tower (Susan); her sister, Sue | 20 | | Conklin (Robert); and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and good | 21 | | friends; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Mary Marling, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 4 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Mary Marling as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy.
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