SR1902 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Marjorie L. Stevens of Richmond, who passed away on April 26, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Marjorie Stevens was born in Libertyville to Irving and Georgia (Vasey) Townsend on October 15, 1930; she graduated from Richmond-Burton High School in 1948 and married J. Robert Stevens Sr. in Richmond on March 5, 1949; and

WHEREAS, Marjorie Stevens was the first woman bus driver for Richmond-Burton Schools; she drove for 33 years, retiring in 1995; she also served as dispatcher for the Richmond Fire Department; and

WHEREAS, Marjorie Stevens was a charter member of the Richmond Trailblazers and a Cub Scout den mother; she received the Richmond Rotary "Person of the Year" award in 1999; she was an avid supporter of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren's extra-curricular activities; she drove countless students on her bus routes over the years and, later on, their kids, always referring to each of them as "one of her kids"; and

WHEREAS, Marjorie Stevens was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert; her daughter, Judy Stevens; her granddaughter, Melissa Petska; her great-grandson, Braden Petska; her two sisters, Shirley Nelson and Georgia Brough; her brother, Richard Townsend; and her brother-in-law, Robert Edinger; and

WHEREAS, Marjorie Stevens is survived by her three daughters, Lois (Harvey) Petska, Pam Kopacz (Dave Palcek), and Anna Penza (Jim Ross); her four sons, Bill (LaVerne) Stevens, Ray (Peg) Stevens, Bob (Joy) Stevens Jr., and Larry (Marlene) Stevens; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; her five sisters, Rosella Edinger, Joan Miller, Luella (Ken) Bishop, Betty (Dave) Gregory, and Charlotte (Steve) Schaid; her three brothers, Irving (Beverly) Townsend, Wendell Townsend, and Donald (Edie) Townsend; and her two brothers-in-law, Richard Nelson and Harry Brough; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Marjorie L. Stevens, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

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