Bill Text: IL SR1383 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ginger Kennedy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1383 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1383-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Edna Mary "Ginger" Kennedy of Wilmington, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on July 12, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy was born to Phillip David and | ||||||
| 6 | Harriett (McMilleon) Girouard in Leominster, Massachusetts on | ||||||
| 7 | December 13, 1928; she married Francis Xavier Kennedy, and the | ||||||
| 8 | couple moved to Illinois after Francis' retirement from the | ||||||
| 9 | U.S. Army; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy worked at the J.C. Penney in | ||||||
| 11 | downtown Joliet; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy was a member of Sacred Heart Parish | ||||||
| 13 | before transferring to St. Mary Carmelite and later St. Patrick | ||||||
| 14 | Parish in Joliet; she volunteered for many years in the soup | ||||||
| 15 | kitchen at St. Mary Carmelite; following the death of her | ||||||
| 16 | husband in 2004, Ginger moved to Wilmington, where she became a | ||||||
| 17 | member of St. Rose Catholic Church; she also belonged to the | ||||||
| 18 | Fraternal Order of Eagles 3588 in Joliet and was active in the | ||||||
| 19 | Wesley Community Club; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy enjoyed playing cards, as well as | ||||||
| 21 | gardening, flowers, and cooking; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 2 | parents; her husband; and her infant brother; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Ginger Kennedy is survived by her five children; | ||||||
| 4 | Kathleen Kennedy, Kevin Kennedy, Dan (Lyne) Kennedy, John | ||||||
| 5 | (Vickie) Kennedy, and Brian (Colleen) Kennedy; her six | ||||||
| 6 | grandchildren, Ryan Kennedy, Bruce Kennedy, Bradley Kennedy, | ||||||
| 7 | Kacey Kennedy, Elsie Kennedy, and Conner Kennedy; her | ||||||
| 8 | great-grandchild, Hunter Knox Kennedy; her sister, Jean | ||||||
| 9 | Barber; and her dear friends, Koreen Nadine, Sue Michaels, and | ||||||
| 10 | Gloria Gurza; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Edna Mary "Ginger" Kennedy and extend our sincere
condolences | ||||||
| 14 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be | ||||||
| 15 | it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 17 | presented to the family of Ginger Kennedy as an expression of
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| 18 | our deepest sympathy.
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