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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 Virginia L. Secrest of Wood River, who |
4 | | passed away on August 20, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Secrest was born in Mitchell to Herbert |
6 | | J. and Vesta E. (Waggoner) Harshbarger on March 22, 1928; she |
7 | | married Albert Seymore in 1946, and he passed away in 1948; she |
8 | | married Alfred Nagel in 1953, and the marriage ended in 1970; |
9 | | she married Kenneth Secrest in 1976, and he passed away in |
10 | | 2002; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Secrest worked as a clerk and typist for |
12 | | the Granite City Army Depot for 22 years; after retirement, she |
13 | | dedicated herself to honoring veterans of the U.S. Armed |
14 | | Forces; she led efforts to place flags on the graves of |
15 | | veterans in the Upper Alton Cemetery; the hallmarks of her work |
16 | | are the flagpole along Home Adams Parkway and the establishment |
17 | | of the Avenue of Flags flown every Memorial Day; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Secrest was preceded in death by her |
19 | | parents; her husbands; her daughter, Linda Seymore; her sons, |
20 | | Terry and Gary Nagel; her stepson, Wayne Allen Secrest; her |
21 | | stepdaughter, Janis Johnson; her three sisters; and her four |
22 | | brothers; and
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