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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Mary Lou Newell of St. Louis,
4Missouri, formerly of Ashland, who passed away on January 12,
52024; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Newell was born to Jesse Liter and Jean
7Helen (Caldwell) Petefish in Literberry on June 15, 1928; she
8attended Ashland High School; she received a degree in
9elementary education from Western Illinois University; she
10married Bob Newell at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Ashland
11on October 17, 1953; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Newell taught second grade in Lincoln
13and Springfield, and she worked as a substitute teacher at
14Ashland Elementary School; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Newell dedicated her time to various
16volunteer organizations, including actively contributing to
17St. Augustine's Altar Society and the Ashland Junior Women's
18Club, helping in the maternity department at St. John's
19Hospital in Springfield, and delivering Meals on Wheels in
20Ashland for 10 years; she and her husband, Bob, volunteered
21for Helping Hands in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, where they
22lived for 11 years; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Newell enjoyed cooking, gardening,
2babysitting her grandchildren, antiquing, and traveling the
3world; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Newell will be remembered for her
5compassion and generosity; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Newell was preceded in death by her
7husband of 61 years, Bob; her brothers, Ward Petefish and
8Richard Petefish; and her sisters, Sarah Allen and Lois Yancy;
9and
 
10    WHEREAS, Mary Lou Newell is survived by her children,
11Stephen (Leah) Newell, Janet (Dennis) Thomas, Margaret (Dave)
12McLaughlin, and Kathleen (Don) Angle; her grandchildren, Liz
13(Chris Malerich) Newell, Andy (Kat) Newell, John (Jenna)
14Thomas, Jathan (Chelsea) McLaughlin, Patrick (Noelle)
15McLaughlin, Rob (Amanda) McLaughlin, Matt (Katie) Angle, Laura
16Angle, and Greg (Nicole) Angle; and nine great-grandchildren,
17with two more on the way; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
20Mary Lou Newell and extend our sincere condolences to her
21family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it

 

 

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1further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to the family of Mary Lou Newell as an expression of
4our deepest sympathy.