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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Elaine Callahan of Peoria, who passed
4 away on October 24, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Elaine Callahan was born on September 28, 1924 in
6 Springfield; she was a daughter of William and Elsie Haywood
7 Thompson; she married Francis "Fran" Callahan on October 31,
8 1948 in Milford; he preceded her in death on July 20, 1998; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Elaine Callahan was a lifetime member of the Our
10 Savior Lutheran Church in Milford and a proud member of the
11 Milford Junior Women's Club, where, as president, she was
12 instrumental in procuring the lighted scoreboard at the Milford
13 High School football field; she was also a co-founder of the
14 Fighting Illini Pork Club at the University of Illinois; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Elaine Callahan enjoyed volunteering her time
16 reading at Milford Elementary School; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Elaine Callahan was preceded in death by her
18 husband and her parents; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Elaine Callahan is survived by her daughter,
20 Colleen (Richard) Burns; her granddaughter, Brittney Burns;

 

 

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1 and her brother, Wayne (Lela) Thompson; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 her family and friends, the passing of Elaine Callahan; and be
5 it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Elaine Callahan as an expression of
8 our sympathy.