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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Juanita "Nanny" Bailey of
4 Freeman Spur on May 14, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, She was the daughter of Thomas and Neva (Helms)
6 Gentry; and
 
7     WHEREAS, She married Wayne Bailey on October 11, 1946, in
8 Karnak, Mississippi; and
 
9     WHEREAS, She worked most of her life; after retiring in
10 1973, she was a homemaker; and
 
11     WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her
12 husband; her brothers, Bobby, James, and Billy Gentry; and her
13 sister, Gloria Reed; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The passing of Juanita "Nanny" Bailey is felt by
15 all who knew and loved her, especially her daughter and
16 son-in-law, Patty and Mike Crabtree; her granddaughter and
17 husband, LeeAnn and Steve Ward; her great-grandchildren, Kaleb
18 and Kylie Ward; her sisters, Lois Garavalia, Peggy Ridgway, and
19 Sharon Gentry; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
21 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
22 Juanita "Nanny" Bailey and extend our sincerest condolences to
23 her family; and be it further
 
24     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
26 sympathy.