SR0475 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Mary A. Atchison of Benton, on October 1, 2005; and

WHEREAS, She was born in Wadestown, West Virginia, on May 14, 1923, to Frank and Bertha (Copeland) Horner; she married Cecil L. Atchison September 22, 1950, in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Benton; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Clyde, Bill, Hank, Robert, and George; and four sisters, Thelma, Rose, Katherine, and Clara; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Mary A. Atchison will be felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband, Cecil L. Atchison; her daughter, Connie (Craig) Cook; her sons, the Rev. Cecil Robert (Sharon) Atchison and David (Gloria) Atchison; five grandchildren, Kent (Terra) Atchison, Christie Cook, Jimmy Cook, Dr. Steve (Becky) Blanford, and David Blanford; four great-grandchildren, Lillian and Eliza Atchison, Dalton and Riley Blanford; and a sister, Pamela (Robert) LaRocca; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Mary A. Atchison and we extend our sincerest condolences to her family, friends, and community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to her family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.