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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 Margery D. Shinners of Oak Park, who |
4 | | passed away on April 25, 2017, at the age of 51; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners, the youngest of 10 children, was |
6 | | born in Sandwich to Richard "Dick" and Carolyn Duffy on August |
7 | | 11, 1965; and |
8 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners grew up on a farm where she |
9 | | became accustomed to cooperative living and learning skills, |
10 | | which served her well and informed the management style she |
11 | | used in her professional life; and |
12 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners, earned a bachelor's degree in |
13 | | communications from DePaul University and a master's degree in |
14 | | social work from Jane Addams College of Social Work at the |
15 | | University of Illinois at Chicago; and |
16 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners was employed, starting in 1996, |
17 | | by what is now known as the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors |
18 | | (MORe); she first worked as its technology director and also |
19 | | served as Deputy CEO of MORe from 2004 to 2017; and |
20 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners became CEO of the Mainstreet |
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1 | | Organization of Realtors in 2017; she managed the day-to-day |
2 | | operations of MORe and its 31 employees, working with the MORe |
3 | | Board of Directors, implementing strategic initiatives and |
4 | | policies and managing finances; and |
5 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners established MORe's Global |
6 | | Business Council, which provided international opportunities |
7 | | for the organization's members; she led delegations to |
8 | | Springfield, Washington, D.C., and around the world to |
9 | | countries such as Czechoslovakia and China; and |
10 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners, prior to working at MORe, worked |
11 | | at Moore Data Management Services and CONDEX Multiple Listing |
12 | | Service; and |
13 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners was well-respected as a focused, |
14 | | personable leader who helped shepherd Mainstreet through many |
15 | | changes during her more than 20 years with the organization; |
16 | | and |
17 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners was also credited for enhancing |
18 | | Mainstreet's reputation for professionalism and high-quality |
19 | | services, as well as shaping an internal culture of support and |
20 | | growth for its staff; and |
21 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners was known by family and friends |
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1 | | to give great advice and professional guidance; she was known |
2 | | to be intelligent and trustworthy; she was dedicated to her |
3 | | work and to those with whom she worked side-by-side; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners' hobbies included reading, |
5 | | searching out recipes, and cooking; her deepest joy was |
6 | | traveling near and far with her husband and children; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners' last wish was to establish the |
8 | | Margery Shinners Leadership Fund that would promote the |
9 | | leadership of young women in their pre-professional and |
10 | | professional careers; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners was preceded in death by her |
12 | | parents; her brothers, Edward and Robert Duffy; and her |
13 | | brother-in-law, Dennis Voga; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Margery Shinners is survived by her husband, |
15 | | Brian; her daughter, Kelsey; her sons, Nathaniel and Benjamin; |
16 | | her sisters, Melody (Margaret McAlpin) Duffy, Patricia Voga, |
17 | | Jane (Steve) Wolf, Mary (David) Breeden, Carol (Frank) Evans, |
18 | | and Joanne (Patrick) Resendiz; her brother, William (Maureen) |
19 | | Duffy; her sister-in-law, Phyllis Duffy; and many nieces and |
20 | | nephews; therefore, be it
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21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
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1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
2 | | Margery D. Shinners, and extend our sincere condolences to her |
3 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
4 | | further
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5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
6 | | presented to the family of Margery D. Shinners as an expression |
7 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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