Bill Text: IL SR1537 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Nancy Staunton.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1537 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR1537-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Nancy Staunton, who passed away on
November 24, 2019 at the age of 90; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton was born Anna Jean O'Malley but was
known as Nancy; she was born on November 18, 1929 in Englewood
to Irish immigrants, the youngest child of four; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton attended St. Brendan's Church and
Mercy High School; her father died when she was just a
teenager, and her sister Sarah Margaret, who was ten years
older, played a large part in her upbringing; she stayed close
to her sister, as well as her other siblings until they all
passed away; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton earned a Bachelor of Science in
Nursing in 1951 from St. Xavier College and took a nursing
position at Mercy hospital, all while working as a part-time
courier nurse for the Santa Fe Railroad on trips between
Chicago and Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton met her husband, Patrick Staunton,
in 1952, and they had six children together before moving to
their home on Linden Avenue, where they lived for the next 28

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years; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton joined the League of Women Voters
in 1967 and spent over three years working on various issues
with the Board of Health Committee, the Racial Diversity Task
Force, and the Village Services Committee, as well as a
committee that performed an extensive study of Cook County
Government; her contributions were recognized with the Hazel
Hansen Award; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton returned to school in 1976 and
earned a Master of Public Health from the University of
Illinois at Chicago, which led to work in health care planning,
primarily with the Chicago Suburban Health Services Agency; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton was elected an Oak Park village
trustee in 1985 and faced numerous complex issues during her
six year tenure, including gun control, recognition of AIDS,
policies on non-discrimination, recycling, economic
development, union/management disputes, and an investigation
of the police department conducted by author and lawyer, Scott
Turow; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton served on the Institutional Review
Board of Loyola University Medical Center and the boards of the
Housing Center and the Family Services and Mental Health

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Center; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton also served on the Oak Park Board
of Health and helped start and staff a hospice group for the
Community Nursing Service in Oak Park, all while volunteering
at a variety of local organizations, including the Hemingway
Birthplace Home and Museum; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton and her husband, Pat, retired and
spent time at their cottage in Coloma, Michigan; in her last
three years, she spent her time in Walnut Creek, California
with her daughters, Mary and Anne; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Staunton is survived by her children, Kevin
(Maria), Mary, Anne, Brian (Liz), Jane (Max), and Tom, and her
grandchildren, Jack, Kyle, Luke, Will, Van, Kevin, and Finn;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Nancy Staunton and extend our sincere condolences to her
family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Nancy Staunton as an expression of

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our deepest sympathy.