Full Text of SR1566 101st 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 Bernadine Kennelly of Knoxville, who | 4 | | passed away on December 4, 2020 at the age of 98; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Kennelly was born in Deerfield Township to | 6 | | Newton and Ferne (Schrodt) Cooper on October 21, 1922; she | 7 | | graduated from Fairview High School in 1939; she earned her | 8 | | bachelor's degree in Education from Western Illinois | 9 | | University; she married Teddy A. Kennelly at Locust Lane Church | 10 | | in Canton on May 26, 1945, and he preceded her in death on | 11 | | January 29, 2014; together, they moved to a farm in Maquon in | 12 | | 1946; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mary Kennelly taught in Alpha for 2 years after | 14 | | graduating; she moved to Detroit, Michigan in the summer of | 15 | | 1940, where she worked as a Rosie the Riveter and made parts | 16 | | for planes during World War II; after moving back to Illinois, | 17 | | she taught for the Spoon River Valley School District from 1955 | 18 | | to 1970; she taught at Knoxville Junior High School from 1970 | 19 | | until she retired in 1978; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mary Kennelly enjoyed working on genealogy with | 21 | | her husband; she loved reading, nature, gardening, and camping | 22 | | with her family; she was deeply committed to her faith and the |
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| 1 | | relationships she shared with her family and her friends; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Mary Kennelly was preceded in death by her | 3 | | parents; her husband; her brother, Berwyn Cooper; her grandson, | 4 | | Ryan Wiscons; her great-grandson, Colin Kennelly; and her | 5 | | great-granddaughter, Jolie Wiscons; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mary Kennelly is survived by her daughter, Mickey | 7 | | (Jeff) Woolsey; her sons, Phil (Linda) Kennelly, Kyle (Kathy) | 8 | | Kennelly, Brian (Debbie) Kennelly, and Kevin (Annette) | 9 | | Kennelly; 19 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; and one | 10 | | great-great-grandson; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Mary Bernadine Kennelly and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Mary Kennelly as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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