SR0316 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Katherine E. "Kay" Massey of Alton, who passed away on June 2, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Kay Massey was the daughter of the late Edward and Lucile (Tyner) Stobbs; in 1955, she married her high school sweetheart, Richard Massey; and

WHEREAS, Kay Massey attended the University of Illinois and was a member of the A O Pi Sorority; after her seven children were born, she went back to college and graduated from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 1976; and

WHEREAS, Kay Massey and her husband were the owners of Massey Pharmacy in northern Alton until their retirement in 1997; and

WHEREAS, Kay Massey was a past President of the Alton Children's Theatre and the Philanthropic Educational Organization's Chapter GG; she was also a member of the Community Service League, the Upper Alton Women's Club, and the Illinois Coalition for Improving End of Life Care, as well as the treasurer of the Godfrey Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, Kay Massey pursued a wide variety of interests, including quilting; and

WHEREAS, Kay Massey is survived by her husband; her daughters, Sara (Craig) Lambert, Jill (Richard) Luft, Sue Knight, and Dr. Barbara (Derrik) Spoelman; her sons, Ed (Penny) Massey, Sam Massey, and Tom (Gina) Massey; her sisters, Sandra (John) Jones and Mary (Tom) LaBoube; her 18 grandchildren; her Massey family in-laws; and dozens of dear nieces and nephews; and

WHEREAS, Kay Massey will be remembered by all who knew and loved her as a kind, caring wife and mother who set high standards and good examples for her children; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Katherine E. "Kay" Massey; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Kay Massey as an expression of our sympathy.