Full Text of SR0885 96th 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 Rosalie Doherty of McHenry, who passed | 4 | | away on May 26, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born September 23, 1928, in McHenry, to | 6 | | Joseph A. and Elizabeth (Neiss) Williams; she met her future | 7 | | husband, Donald Doherty, at age 13; they married August 4, | 8 | | 1951, at St. Mary's Church in McHenry; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, She was a lifelong resident of McHenry, graduated | 10 | | from McHenry High School in 1946, and after graduation, worked | 11 | | at Ringwood Chemical and Auto-Lite; throughout the years, she | 12 | | remained close to her circle of high school friends, | 13 | | affectionately referred to as the "Girls of '46"; she looked | 14 | | forward to monthly luncheons with the "Girls of '46"; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, More than anything, she enjoyed spending time with | 16 | | her family; she also found time to assist her husband at Bolger | 17 | | Drug Store, which they owned for 28 years; from 1961 to 1973, | 18 | | Donald was mayor of McHenry and she enjoyed her role as the | 19 | | "First Lady of McHenry"; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church; | 21 | | other civic affiliations included FISH and Big Brothers Big |
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| 1 | | Sisters, two organizations that allowed her to show her true | 2 | | compassion and generosity; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, She received the Woman of the Year Award from the | 4 | | McHenry Business & Professional Women's Organization; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, She showed her fierce competitive spirit during | 6 | | regular afternoon Scrabble games with her husband; she also | 7 | | enjoyed tending to her African violets, reading, needlework, | 8 | | and attending the McHenry Band concerts; during almost 59 years | 9 | | of marriage, she faithfully kept a daily diary reflecting on | 10 | | her life which she lived to its fullest; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her | 12 | | brother, Richard; her sister, Beatrice Newkirk; and her | 13 | | son-in-law, Randy Jackson; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rosalie Doherty is survived by her husband, | 15 | | Donald; her 10 children, Colleen Jackson, Jay (Colleen Drumm) | 16 | | Doherty, Celeste (Michael) Heidemann, Cynthia (David) | 17 | | Henderson, Christine (Kenne) Ludwig, Carolyn (Bob) Sweeney, | 18 | | Joseph (Kimmy) Doherty, Connie (Joe) Bopp, Catherine (John) | 19 | | Brodbeck, and Carmel (Donald) Ray; her 21 grandchildren, | 20 | | Courtney and Katelynn Jackson, Jay Donald, Rosalie, Ignatius, | 21 | | and Joseph Doherty, Michael and Adam Heidemann, Patrick and | 22 | | Sarah Jane Henderson, Phillip, Lindsey, and Benjamin Ludwig, |
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| 1 | | Erin and Kevin Sweeney, Casey and Delaney Doherty, Nathan and | 2 | | Mary Bopp, and Joseph and David Ray; her sister, Virginia | 3 | | Williams; and her many friends; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 | | her family and friends, the passing of Rosalie Doherty; and be | 7 | | it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Rosalie Doherty as a symbol of our | 10 | | sincere sympathy.
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