Bill Text: IL SR0262 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Linda McNeely of Rockford.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-11 - Resolution Adopted [SR0262 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0262-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Linda McNeely of Rockford, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on April 24, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Linda McNeely was born to John and Juanita | ||||||
6 | McNeely in Rockford on September 16, 1955; she graduated from | ||||||
7 | Auburn High School; she earned her associate's degree from | ||||||
8 | Wilbur Wright College, her bachelor's degree in government | ||||||
9 | from the University of Denver, and her master's degree in | ||||||
10 | business from Roosevelt University; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Linda McNeely was a self-employed tax preparer | ||||||
12 | with Ameritax; and
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13 | WHEREAS, For 26 years, Linda McNeely served as the | ||||||
14 | alderperson of the 13th Ward and on many subcommittees; she | ||||||
15 | also served as a member of the Illinois Democrat State Central | ||||||
16 | Committee Women; in 2022, she was a candidate for Illinois' | ||||||
17 | District 17 of the U.S. House of Representatives; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Linda McNeely was a member of Macedonia Baptist | ||||||
19 | Church; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Linda McNeely was preceded in death by her |
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1 | parents; her sisters, Anna Marie Pickett and Marie Hudson; and | ||||||
2 | her brother, Leon McNeely; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Linda McNeely is survived by her nephews, Andrew | ||||||
4 | McNeely, Lamont Hudson, Pierre McNeely, Christopher Pickett, | ||||||
5 | Hassan (Carla) Muhammad, and Lawrence (Stephanie) Pickett; her | ||||||
6 | niece, Lophina Thompson; her great-nieces, Drewina, Jasmine, | ||||||
7 | Kelli, and Asia; her great-nephew, Anjulion; and a host of | ||||||
8 | other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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11 | Linda McNeely and extend our sincere
condolences to her | ||||||
12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it | ||||||
13 | further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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15 | presented to the family of Linda McNeely as an expression of
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16 | our deepest sympathy.
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