Full Text of HR1657 95th General Assembly
HR1657 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, One of the most colorful people to grace the halls | 3 |
| of the Illinois State Capitol will soon leave after almost | 4 |
| forty-six years of service to the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, If you needed to find this bright spot, you needed | 6 |
| to look no further than outside the door, where she could be | 7 |
| seen enjoying the weather and a smoke; and
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| WHEREAS, Sue Staley is one of a kind; one co-worker | 9 |
| described her as a contradiction and an enigma; Sue loves to | 10 |
| travel, but hates to fly; she loves boating and fishing, but | 11 |
| hates the water; she loves Las Vegas and Tunica, but does not | 12 |
| like gambling; and she says she is a terrible cook, but | 13 |
| everything she makes is delicious; and
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| WHEREAS, She began her time with the State in the Illinois | 15 |
| Department of Conservation (now Natural Resources); she then | 16 |
| worked for Public Health, returned to Conservation, and then | 17 |
| worked full time for the Attorney General's Office; and
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| WHEREAS, On June 6, 1972 she began working for the Illinois | 19 |
| House of Representatives, working for Representatives Bob | 20 |
| Terzich, Bill Laurino, Ralph Capparelli, and most recently Kurt | 21 |
| Granberg; and
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| WHEREAS, During her long career serving the Members of the | 2 |
| House, she has earned an outstanding reputation as one of the | 3 |
| House of Representative's most loyal, helpful, and friendly | 4 |
| employees; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Sue is known as a walking encyclopedia of useless | 6 |
| facts and trivia; she loves Jeopardy and other trivia based | 7 |
| games; she can name songs and their singers by hearing a few | 8 |
| notes; she loves to solve puzzles of all types; and she is a | 9 |
| big sweetie, always remembering to ask about people and their | 10 |
| families, concerned and compassionate for others and their | 11 |
| well-being; and
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| WHEREAS, She is passionate about bingo; she has traveled | 13 |
| out of Springfield to find a new game, whether it be X, postage | 14 |
| stamp, or cover-all, Sue loves to play and listen for her | 15 |
| favorite vitamin, B-12, to be called; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Sue has been blessed with a great family, | 17 |
| including her father, the late Louis "Newt" Staley,
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| mother, Wilma Staley; her sisters, Jane, Laura, and Rita; her | 19 |
| nieces, Jessica, Nancy, Molly, Julia, Maureen, and Bridget; her | 20 |
| nephew, Jack;
and her wonderful husband, Jim Gardner; and
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| WHEREAS, Sue and Jim were married on February 14, 1999 at |
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| Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas; Sue was escorted down the aisle | 2 |
| by an Elvis impersonator and had over twenty friends and family | 3 |
| members in attendance; and
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| WHEREAS, Sue was almost taken from us on that Valentine's | 5 |
| Day in 1999 when the feathers that trimmed her wedding dress | 6 |
| began burning from her cigarettes; she is truly an original and | 7 |
| will be greatly missed by her friends throughout the Capitol, | 8 |
| the Stratton and Howlett buildings, and the many businesses she | 9 |
| frequents in downtown Springfield; therefore, be it | 10 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate Sue Staley on her upcoming retirement; we wish her | 13 |
| the very best and only ask that she stop by and visit once in a | 14 |
| while; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Sue Staley as a symbol of our friendship, our | 17 |
| love, and our deep respect.
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