SR0765 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Nancy Jane Halstead Stout of Chatham, who passed away on March 31, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Stout was born October 19, 1919, in Dale County, Alabama; she was the daughter of Nallie Dora Galloway Halstead and Charles Carson Halstead; she moved to Eufaula, Alabama, as a young child, where she lived until she married John Sprague Stout in 1943; and

WHEREAS, After her husband finished his service in the United States Army, Nancy Stout and her husband moved to Illinois to farmland that has been in the Stout family since 1836; for the past decade, she spent her summers in Illinois on her farm and winters with her daughters in North Carolina; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Stout attended Montevallo College (now part of the University of Alabama); she later earned multiple master's degrees from the University of Illinois in Springfield; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Stout taught history, math, and other subjects in the Ball-Chatham School District for over 25 years; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Stout was a member of Chatham Presbyterian Church, where she served as pianist, organist, and music director for many years; she also served as an Elder at the church; she was a member of the Captain William Penny Chapter, National Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Philanthropic Education Organization; she also served as an organizer of Central Illinois School Regional History contests for many years; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Stout was the author of numerous published and unpublished books; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Stout was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and her siblings, Bessie White, Peasie Thompson, Myrtle Jones, Daniel Halstead, and Rex Halstead; and

WHEREAS, At the time of her death, Nancy Stout was survived by her daughter, Joan Johnson-Blackwell (Bob); Joan passed away on April 2, 2012; Nancy Stout is also survived by her other daughters, Phyllis Stout, Melissa Stout, and Janifer Stout Day; her grandchildren, Jo Ellen Johnson, John Scheitler (Marlo), Andrewe Johnson (Stephanie), Jennifer Scheitler Waters (Lee), Lindsay Kinkade-Gigantino (Joshua), Phyllis Day Kastle (Alan), Amanda Kinkade Obusan (Dan), and Joshua Day; her step-grandchildren, Sarah Kinkade Meyer-de Ville (Jeremie), Barry Blackwell (Teresa), and Steve Blackwell (Pam); and her many beloved great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Nancy Jane Halstead Stout; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Nancy Stout as an expression of our sympathy.