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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Nancy H. DeGrand of Alton
4 on Friday, February 10, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Born September 5, 1923, in Alton, Mrs. DeGrand was
6 the daughter of the late Herbert Christopher and Mary Louise
7 (Rousseau) Hellrung; she was a 1940 graduate of Marquette
8 Catholic High School, and she married Robert Lee DeGrand on
9 April 26, 1947, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in
10 Alton; he preceded her in death on July 16, 1981; and
 
11     WHEREAS, She retired in 1996 as financial officer at Hayner
12 Public Library after 22 years of dedicated service; she then
13 served as a member of the board of directors at Hayner until
14 her death; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Mrs. DeGrand was a longtime member of Saints Peter
16 and Paul Catholic Church in Alton, where she served as a lector
17 and was a member of the parish council and the Altar Society;
18 she was one of the founders of the Alton Junior Service League,
19 a founder of the Alton Chapter of the March of Dimes, and a
20 former president of the St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary; and
 
21     WHEREAS, She will be remembered as a loving mother,
22 grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many; she
23 enjoyed reading, golfing, playing bridge, and bowling, and was
24 an avid Cardinals baseball fan; and
 
25     WHEREAS, The passing of Nancy H. DeGrand has been deeply
26 felt by many, especially her children and their spouses, Mary
27 Louise Watson, Stephanie Ann DeGrand, the Rev. Robert L.
28 DeGrand Jr., Yoland Marie and Mark Plunkett, Alfred Vincent and
29 Karen DeGrand, Peter Joseph and Valli DeGrand, Thomas Anthony
30 DeGrand, Luke and Karen DeGrand, and Anastasia and Gary Phelps;

 

 

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1 her sister, Roberta Mattingly; her grandchildren, Katie
2 Livingston, Erin Thongsy, Jacob and Daniel Watson, Jennifer,
3 Kristopher, Robert, and Margaret Doody, Julianne, Samuel,
4 Katherine, Sarah, Andrew, and Luke Plunkett, Alfred DeGrand
5 Jr., Thomas DeGrand Jr., Michael, Rachael, Nathan, Molly, Ben,
6 Annye, Laddie, Meghan, Emily, Erin, and Joseph DeGrand, and
7 Emily and James Phelps; her great-grandchildren, Grace and
8 Talan Livingston and Kearston Doody; her other extended family;
9 and her many dear friends; in addition to her beloved husband
10 of 34 years and her parents, she was preceded in death by her
11 infant son, Damien DeGrand; and her brothers, Herbert Rousseau
12 Hellrung and Gregory Lawrence Hellrung; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
15 Nancy H. DeGrand, and we extend our sincere condolences to her
16 family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
17 further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
20 sympathy.