Full Text of SR1119 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Betty Ann Maguire of Virden, who | 4 | | passed away on July 11, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Maguire, the daughter of Harold and Mary | 6 | | (Eater) Qualls, was born in Carlinville on October 14, 1940; | 7 | | she graduated from Virden High School in 1958; she married | 8 | | Richard "Dick" Maguire in Virden on September 27, 1959; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Betty Maguire worked for Horace Mann and the | 10 | | offices of the Macoupin County State's Attorney, the State's | 11 | | Attorney Appellate Prosecutor, the Sangamon County State's | 12 | | Attorney, and the Governor; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Betty Maguire was dedicated to serving her | 14 | | community, beginning when she joined the Virden School Board | 15 | | in the late 1970s; she served as an alderperson for Ward 3 of | 16 | | Virden for numerous years, and she often served as an election | 17 | | judge at the polls; she also served on the Virden Park Board | 18 | | and the Virden Queen Pageant and as a judge in cheerleading | 19 | | competitions at Virden Middle School, now North Mac Middle | 20 | | School; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Betty Maguire further gave her time to her |
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| 1 | | community through decorating the local park for Christmas and | 2 | | serving as a Christmas parade marshal; she also provided for | 3 | | the installation of American flags on all the mailboxes in her | 4 | | neighborhood every 4th of July; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Maguire was honored for her community | 6 | | service by being named the Virden Citizen of the Year in 2017; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Betty Maguire loved living in Virden and always | 9 | | took great pride in giving back to her community; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Betty Maguire was preceded in death by her | 11 | | parents; her husband; her granddaughter, Brett Ann Maguire; | 12 | | her brothers, Homer, Ronnie, Howard, Wayne, Loren, and Larry; | 13 | | and her sisters, Ethel, Nettie, Henrietta, Maxine, and Ruth; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Betty Maguire is survived by her son, Rick (Jane) | 16 | | Maguire; her daughters, Teri (Rick) Flowers and Andrea Murphy; | 17 | | her grandchildren, Butch (Jaela) Flowers, Kassi (Jeremy) | 18 | | White, Lexy (Sam) Ghrist, Devon (Taylor) Murphy, Kelsey | 19 | | Murphy, Skyler (Alec) Quandt, and Luke Maguire; 10 | 20 | | great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews; | 21 | | therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Betty Ann Maguire and extend our sincere condolences to her | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Betty Maguire as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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