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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Rosalie Doherty of McHenry, who passed
4away on May 26, 2010; and
 
5    WHEREAS, She was born September 23, 1928, in McHenry, to
6Joseph A. and Elizabeth (Neiss) Williams; she met her future
7husband, Donald Doherty, at age 13; they married August 4,
81951, at St. Mary's Church in McHenry; and
 
9    WHEREAS, She was a lifelong resident of McHenry, graduated
10from McHenry High School in 1946, and after graduation, worked
11at Ringwood Chemical and Auto-Lite; throughout the years, she
12remained close to her circle of high school friends,
13affectionately referred to as the "Girls of '46"; she looked
14forward to monthly luncheons with the "Girls of '46"; and
 
15    WHEREAS, More than anything, she enjoyed spending time with
16her family; she also found time to assist her husband at Bolger
17Drug Store, which they owned for 28 years; from 1961 to 1973,
18Donald was mayor of McHenry and she enjoyed her role as the
19"First Lady of McHenry"; and
 
20    WHEREAS, She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church;
21other civic affiliations included FISH and Big Brothers Big

 

 

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1Sisters, two organizations that allowed her to show her true
2compassion and generosity; and
 
3    WHEREAS, She received the Woman of the Year Award from the
4McHenry Business & Professional Women's Organization; and
 
5    WHEREAS, She showed her fierce competitive spirit during
6regular afternoon Scrabble games with her husband; she also
7enjoyed tending to her African violets, reading, needlework,
8and attending the McHenry Band concerts; during almost 59 years
9of marriage, she faithfully kept a daily diary reflecting on
10her life which she lived to its fullest; and
 
11    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her
12brother, Richard; her sister, Beatrice Newkirk; and her
13son-in-law, Randy Jackson; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Rosalie Doherty is survived by her husband,
15Donald; her 10 children, Colleen Jackson, Jay (Colleen Drumm)
16Doherty, Celeste (Michael) Heidemann, Cynthia (David)
17Henderson, Christine (Kenne) Ludwig, Carolyn (Bob) Sweeney,
18Joseph (Kimmy) Doherty, Connie (Joe) Bopp, Catherine (John)
19Brodbeck, and Carmel (Donald) Ray; her 21 grandchildren,
20Courtney and Katelynn Jackson, Jay Donald, Rosalie, Ignatius,
21and Joseph Doherty, Michael and Adam Heidemann, Patrick and
22Sarah Jane Henderson, Phillip, Lindsey, and Benjamin Ludwig,

 

 

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1Erin and Kevin Sweeney, Casey and Delaney Doherty, Nathan and
2Mary Bopp, and Joseph and David Ray; her sister, Virginia
3Williams; and her many friends; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
6her family and friends, the passing of Rosalie Doherty; and be
7it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Rosalie Doherty as a symbol of our
10sincere sympathy.