SR0700 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mary Ellyn Mathews of Peoria, who passed away on February 24, 2010; and

WHEREAS, She was born in New York City on August 13, 1936, to Ned and Madeleine Griffin Shnayerson; she married Thomas "Tom" McIntyre in Peoria on April 29, 1979; and

WHEREAS, Mary was a member of the Anshai Emeth Congregation in Peoria, was the past president of the Moss-Bradley Residential Association, was on the State and Peoria boards of the American Civil Liberties Union, and was the first recipient of the David Citron Award; and

WHEREAS, She was proud to be one of the early volunteers for the Women's Crises Line, which became Tri-County Women's Strength; and

WHEREAS, She loved to travel but most of all loved gardening; and

WHEREAS, Mary Mathews is survived by her husband, Thomas; her children, Ned (Cecilia) Garcia-Mathews, Eric Isslehardt, Ronald Broers, Kelly (Bill) Mathews, and Ted (Diane) Mathews III; her brother, Robert Shnayerson; her six grandchildren; and her uncle, Robert Shnayerson; 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 Mary Mathews; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mary Mathews as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.