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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 Shirley Eleanor Christell of Forest | ||||||
| 4 | Park, who passed away on September 13, 2022 at the age of 99; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Shirley Christell loved spending time with family | ||||||
| 7 | and friends, whether in small gatherings or those that | ||||||
| 8 | overflowed into their beautiful yard in Forest Park; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Shirley Christell enjoyed birding, gardening, | ||||||
| 10 | sewing, knitting, crocheting, basket-weaving, baking, and | ||||||
| 11 | cooking; she was known to be able to throw a party in 15 | ||||||
| 12 | minutes when any guest stopped for a visit; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Shirley Christell and her husband of 69 years, | ||||||
| 14 | Jack Christell, enjoyed traveling, including camping, taking | ||||||
| 15 | ship and riverboat cruises, attending elderhostels, and | ||||||
| 16 | visiting family and friends throughout the United States; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Shirley Christell cherished her connection to | ||||||
| 18 | church, which expanded to volunteer work with Good Shepherd | ||||||
| 19 | Lutheran Church in leading the daytimers group as well as | ||||||
| 20 | starting a knitting group that created prayer shawls; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Shirley Christell and her husband also worked at | ||||||
| 2 | the Lutheran Center Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | ||||||
| 3 | (ECLA) Headquarters in Chicago, and her love of reading and | ||||||
| 4 | research led her to volunteer at the Forest Park Public | ||||||
| 5 | Library, where she served as president of the Friends of the | ||||||
| 6 | Library Board; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Shirley Christell was an accomplished singer; she | ||||||
| 8 | sang in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church's Choir as well as the | ||||||
| 9 | local singing group, the Trebelaires; she also found | ||||||
| 10 | expression through music by playing piano, organ, and | ||||||
| 11 | accordion; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Shirley Christell was | ||||||
| 13 | survived by Lance (Carol), Roy (Terry), and Valerie (Suzanne); | ||||||
| 14 | four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren; therefore, | ||||||
| 15 | be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 18 | Shirley Christell 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 | ||||||
| 22 | presented to the family of Shirley Christell as an expression | ||||||
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| 1 | of our deepest sympathy.
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