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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 Ann Shalla of Chicago, who passed away |
| 4 | | on June 25, 2022 at the age of 84; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ann Shalla was born to Ray Hamill and Donna |
| 6 | | (Blake) Simpson in New York, New York on April 10, 1938; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ann Shalla graduated from University High School |
| 8 | | in Champaign in 1955; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ann Shalla married Theodore Shalla in 1957 and |
| 10 | | moved to Chicago, where she had two sons, then divorced and |
| 11 | | pursued an acting career; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ann Shalla lived in Franklin Park, Chicago, and |
| 13 | | Oak Park in Illinois, in South Pasadena, Hollywood, and North |
| 14 | | Hollywood in California, and in Green Valley, Arizona; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ann Shalla performed on the television show |
| 16 | | Matlock; she also won a world record for laughing, a record |
| 17 | | that stood at four hours and six minutes on the David Frost |
| 18 | | special; she worked for Actor's Equity in Chicago; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ann Shalla had a lifelong love for all forms of |
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| 1 | | creativity, including acting, comedy, performance, |
| 2 | | architecture, interior design, sewing, fine arts, music, and |
| 3 | | cooking; she had an exuberant and friendly personality, |
| 4 | | leading her to make friends all over the world; she was always |
| 5 | | the life of the party and was a passionate supporter of women's |
| 6 | | rights and the rights of marginalized people; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ann Shalla was preceded in death by her sister, |
| 8 | | Jean Simpson Sheets; her brother, David Kim Simpson; and her |
| 9 | | dogs, Kerrie and Marilyn; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Ann Shalla was |
| 11 | | survived by her sons, Quintin and Kevin (Tory Ferrara); her |
| 12 | | brothers, Jim (Teri) Simpson, Bob Simpson (Betty Anderson), |
| 13 | | and Frank (Suzan) Simpson; her grandchildren Luke (Angelina |
| 14 | | Lucero), William, and Jamie; her nieces and nephews, Kathy |
| 15 | | Kramer (Suzzy McCafferty), Justin Simpson, Josh Simpson |
| 16 | | (Natalie Baxter), Larkin (Peter) O'Leary, and Harriet (Ben) |
| 17 | | Hollingsworth; her former sister-in-law, Kris Simpson; and her |
| 18 | | dear friends, Sally Havens, Kayri Mealy, Kathy Lamkey, Hal |
| 19 | | Baim, Pat Benson, and Kay Thompson; therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 22 | | Ann Shalla and extend our sincere condolences to her family, |
| 23 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
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