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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Mary L. Haynes of Peoria, who passed |
| 4 | | away on November 26, 2021; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haynes was born to Silas and Lydia (Steiner) |
| 6 | | Hohulin in Peoria Heights on July 17, 1942; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haynes was the first female elected as the |
| 8 | | Peoria City Clerk/Town Clerk and enjoyed the privilege of |
| 9 | | working for the citizens of Peoria from 1985 to 2012; one of |
| 10 | | her most satisfying roles was to chair the "Rediscovering City |
| 11 | | Hall" project, which brought the Peoria City Hall back to its |
| 12 | | former glory; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haynes was a longtime member of Grace |
| 14 | | Presbyterian Church but recently enjoyed attending services |
| 15 | | with her family at Great Oaks Community Church; she placed her |
| 16 | | faith at the forefront of her life, followed by family and then |
| 17 | | friends; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haynes loved spending time with her family |
| 19 | | and friends, playing bridge and golf, attending the Peoria |
| 20 | | Symphony, and writing poetry; she also loved teaching Sunday |
| 21 | | school and speaking on topics in the Clerk's profession; she |
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| 1 | | enjoyed watching Bradley Braves basketball, Cubs baseball, and |
| 2 | | her grandsons' sporting events; she was a devoted mother and |
| 3 | | grandmother; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haynes was preceded in death by her three |
| 5 | | brothers, Martin, Al, and Vern; her sister, Ruth Huthmann; her |
| 6 | | brothers-in-law, George Huthmann and Silas Knobloch; and her |
| 7 | | dear sisters-in-law, Mary Kay (Schupp) Hohulin and Shirley |
| 8 | | (Leman) Hohulin; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haynes is survived by her son, Eric |
| 10 | | (Theresa) Haynes; her daughter, Kris Hohulin; her two |
| 11 | | grandchildren, Calvin Haynes and Alex (Mercedes) Haynes; her |
| 12 | | great-granddaughter, Hope; her many nieces and nephews; her |
| 13 | | sister, Edith Knobloch; her brothers, Ben (Lynette) Hohulin |
| 14 | | and Melvin Hohulin; and her sisters-in-law, Marie Hohulin and |
| 15 | | Marty Kupfer; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 18 | | Mary L. Haynes and extend our sincere
condolences to her |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 22 | | presented to the family of Mary Haynes as an expression of
our |