Full Text of SR1856 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 Margaret Catherine "Marge" McClain, who | 4 | | passed away on June 12, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marge McClain was born in Quincy to George Walter | 6 | | and Alice (Hellstern) McIntire on January 26, 1920; she | 7 | | attended St. Peter Grade School and graduated from Quincy High | 8 | | School in 1937; she developed an interest in reporting and was | 9 | | able to interview Amelia Earhart for her school paper; she | 10 | | attended Gem City College from 1937 to 1938; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marge McClain was a copywriter for the | 12 | | Halbach-Schroeder Department Store from 1938 to 1941 when she | 13 | | was promoted to advertising manager, a position she held until | 14 | | 1943; she was a volunteer Red Cross nurse's aide in 1942 and | 15 | | 1943; she enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in October | 16 | | 1943 as a combat correspondent and served two years as a public | 17 | | relations officer; she returned to Quincy and attended Quincy | 18 | | College; she married Elmo "Mac" McClain on December 26, 1946; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Marge McClain taught special education at Quincy | 21 | | High School from 1970 to 1972; in 1976, she began teaching | 22 | | sixth grade at St. Peter's Grade School; she enjoyed taking the |
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| 1 | | 8th grade class on its annual trip to Washington, D.C.; she | 2 | | retired in 1990; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Marge McClain loved parties and was famous for her | 4 | | New Year's Eve celebrations; she enjoyed spending time in her | 5 | | backyard, watching children play, bird watching, and looking at | 6 | | the sunsets; she also enjoyed traveling, golf, dancing, music, | 7 | | board games, reading, crossword puzzles, bridge, cribbage, | 8 | | knitting, oil painting, watching old movies, family reunions, | 9 | | Atlantis, and card games; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Marge McClain took part in an Honor Flight to | 11 | | Washington, D.C. and was honored to be the Grand Marshal of the | 12 | | Veterans Day parade on November 4, 2017; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Marge McClain was preceded in death by her | 14 | | parents; her husband, Ill. State Rep. Elmo McClain; her son, | 15 | | Patrick; her sisters, Mary Stegeman and Betty Ruble; her | 16 | | brother, Edward McIntire; her nephews, Ted Ruble and Dick | 17 | | Stegeman; and her niece, Alice Ann Stegeman; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Marge McClain is survived by her children, Michael | 19 | | (Lucinda) McClain, Kevin (Linda) McClain, Kathy Henigan, Molly | 20 | | (Jeff) Stroot, Chris (Mary Lou) McClain, Mary Grant, and Anne | 21 | | (Paul) Sidrys; her grandchildren, Patrick (Sarah) McClain, | 22 | | Colleen (Billy) Ogden, Dan (Melissa) McClain, Glen McClain, |
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| 1 | | Meredith McClain, Bridget McClain, Meghan McClain, Todd (Dana | 2 | | Hamada) Henigan, Flynn Henigan, Alex (Eden) Henigan, Allison | 3 | | Stroot, Sam (Isabella Vel) Stroot, Garrett (Michelle) Stroot, | 4 | | Hannah Stroot, Tyler (Kristen) McClain, Laura McClain, Brian | 5 | | McClain, Gerry Grant, Libby Grant, Charlie Grant, Lydia Sidrys, | 6 | | Will Sidrys, Lucy Sidrys, and Vivian Sidrys; her | 7 | | great-grandchildren, Zoe and Rowan McClain, Sean, Katie, and | 8 | | Mac Ogden, Fiona McClain, Roy and Wes Henigan, Ray Henigan, | 9 | | Avery McClain, and a Baby McClain on the way; her nephews, John | 10 | | (Trish) Ruble and Robert (Sheila) Ruble; and numerous | 11 | | great-nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Margaret Catherine "Marge" McClain, and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | her; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Marge McClain as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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