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92_SR0424
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Marian Montroy of Collinsville, who
4 passed away April 13, 2002, at the age of 53; and
5 WHEREAS, Marian Montroy was born in Breese to Aloysious
6 and Rita Rakers and was proud to be educated at Ruma Convent
7 in Red Bud by the ASC religious order of women; she was a
8 member of Ruma Convent until 1972; and
9 WHEREAS, Marian Montroy received a BS degree from St.
10 Louis University and was a medical technologist by training
11 (MTASCP); she had been employed by both Memorial Hospital in
12 Belleville and Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St.
13 Louis, Missouri; in 1980, Marian Montroy dedicated herself
14 full time to working at home as a mother and housewife; her
15 avocation was art history, which she studied at both St.
16 Louis University and Washington University from 1995 until
17 2002; and
18 WHEREAS, Marian Montroy was a member of St. Jerome
19 Catholic Church in Troy and initiated several outreach
20 programs for members of the Troy and East St. Louis
21 communities; she tutored children in Madison, East St. Louis,
22 and St. Louis when she was able; and
23 WHEREAS, Marian Montroy will be greatly missed by her
24 family and friends, who have been the beneficiaries of her
25 wit, wisdom, cooking, and loving care, especially her
26 husband, Gerald Montroy; her son, Christian Montroy; her
27 daughter, Anna Montroy; her mother, Rita Rakers; her five
28 brothers, Gerald (Wanee) Rakers, Maurice Rakers, Allen
29 (Cathy) Rakers, Kevin (Kathy) Rakers, and Leon Rakers; her
30 four sisters, Carol Hyde, Geralyn (Owen) Hurd, Elaine
31 (Jerome) Barton, and Michelle Rakers; her nephew, Zachary
32 Rakers, to whom she was particularly dedicated; and her
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1 numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 all those who knew her and loved her, the passing of Marian
5 Montroy; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Marian Montroy with our most
8 sincere condolences.