Full Text of SR2219 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 Nancy J. Monroe of Morton, who passed | 4 | | away on November 22, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Monroe was born in Cadott, Wisconsin to | 6 | | Floyd and Bernice Hanson on October 10, 1939; her family moved | 7 | | to San Jose when she was very young, and, when not in school, | 8 | | she worked for her father at Hanson's Dairy; at San Jose High | 9 | | School, she was named Junior-Senior prom queen, wrote for the | 10 | | school paper, performed in plays, was a cheerleader, and served | 11 | | as majorette; she was an accomplished baton twirler, competed | 12 | | in regional and national contests, and taught the skill to | 13 | | young girls; after high school, she attended Patricia Stevens | 14 | | Modeling School in Chicago and then Brown's Business School in | 15 | | Peoria; she married Roger Monroe on May 22, 1960; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Following graduation, Nancy Monroe worked for the | 17 | | Peoria Convention and Visitors Bureau; while raising her | 18 | | children, she worked for District 150 as a library manager; she | 19 | | also served as the purchasing secretary at Methodist Hospital | 20 | | and as the associate secretary at First United Methodist | 21 | | Church, where she also helped start the Fine Arts Festival; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Monroe volunteered in the Pediatric |
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| 1 | | Department at Methodist Hospital, taught Sunday school, served | 2 | | on the board of the Wardcliffe Homeowners Association, modeled, | 3 | | participated as a PTO member at Sterling School, coordinated an | 4 | | annual fundraiser for the Peoria Christian Center summer | 5 | | basketball program, and worked as a poll watcher; she was a | 6 | | member of the International Order of King's Daughters and Sons; | 7 | | she loved to travel; one of her greatest joys was welcoming her | 8 | | grandsons into the world, and she was thrilled when asked to | 9 | | babysit; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Monroe was preceded in death by her parents | 11 | | and her sister, Rosemary Murray; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Monroe is survived by her husband of 58 | 13 | | years, Roger; her sons, Dan (Julie) Monroe and Zack S. (Missy) | 14 | | Monroe; her grandsons, Kyle, Christopher, and Scott Monroe; and | 15 | | her sister, Marlene Blane; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Nancy J. Monroe and extend our sincere condolences to her | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Nancy Monroe as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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