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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Lulu Belle "Lu" Stewart, formerly of 
4Champaign, who passed away on June 7, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lu Stewart was born in Chicago on November 27, 
61929 to Glenn and Florence (nee Vosburg) Nash; she graduated 
7from Horace Mann High School in 1948 and married Tommy Stewart 
8on June 4, 1949; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Lu Stewart was always supportive of her husband's 
10coaching career and they eventually settled in Champaign, where 
11Tommy began a 30-year career as the head football coach of 
12Champaign (later Central) High School; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Lu Stewart was proud of her place in the group 
14that became to be known simply as the "coaches' wives";  this 
15group of "JoAnne", "Pat", "Karen", "Norma", "Carolyn", "Ann", 
16and "Roxie" became a posse of "BFF's" before there was such a 
17thing as social media; she had other long-lasting friendships 
18in Champaign throughout the years with Neda Sparks, Jen Shelby, 
19Jane Green, Betty Davis, Jim and JoAnn Walters, Jerry and Diane 
20Butler, Norma and Ron Mueller, Glen and Sue Kitson, and 
21countless others; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Lu Stewart was preceded in death by her husband, 
2Tommy; her father and mother; her brother, Glenn; and a baby 
3son; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Lu Stewart was the beloved wife of Tommy Stewart; 
5the  loving mother of Thomas C. Stewart, Jr. and Susan E. 
6Stewart; the dear grandmother of Jacqueline Eve, Thomas Andrew, 
7and Casey and Thomas Cody; the great-grandmother of Nathan, 
8Madelyn, Ethan, Schuyler, and Andrew; and the loving sister of 
9Glenn Lewis Nash; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12Lulu Belle "Lu" Stewart, and extend our sincere condolences to 
13her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
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15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to  the family of  Lu Stewart as an expression of our 
17deepest sympathy.