Full Text of SR2368 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of JoAnne L. Ford-Mackay, who passed away on | 4 | | October 21, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, JoAnne Ford-Mackay was born on September 2, 1929 | 6 | | in Joliet; her parents were Sam and Myrtle Pettinato; she | 7 | | married Art Mackay in 2001; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, JoAnne Ford-Mackay enjoyed everything in the | 9 | | arts; her parents introduced her to the accordion at the age of | 10 | | five and she took lessons from Joe Mosele until the age of 19; | 11 | | she and her husband entertained audiences at nursing homes, | 12 | | meetings, churches, and other places; she was also an | 13 | | accomplished artist; she drew the faces of many male movie | 14 | | stars and sent them to the stars; in return, she would receive | 15 | | autographed pictures of the stars with encouraging notes; this | 16 | | became a treasured hobby of hers and was highlighted on the | 17 | | front page of the Joliet Spectator; she also enjoyed collecting | 18 | | numerous photo albums and often drew characters in them | 19 | | depicting the storyline of her life events; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, JoAnne Ford-Mackay served as president of the B.P. | 21 | | Amoco Ladies Club, the "Amoco Anns", and headed their bowling | 22 | | teams; she was a dedicated volunteer at the Rialto Theatre for |
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| 1 | | 11 years and serving on the theatre board for three years; she | 2 | | was inducted into the Rialto Hall of Fame for her many years of | 3 | | service; she was well known for drawing portraits of the stars | 4 | | that performed at the theatre, such as Wayne Newton, Engelbert | 5 | | Humperdink, and Tony Martin, and personally presenting them to | 6 | | the entertainers backstage; she also enjoyed crocheting | 7 | | hand-made dolls and enjoyed giving them away as gifts; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, JoAnne Ford-Mackay was preceded in death by her | 9 | | first husband of 41 years, Emmett "Mickey" Ford; her daughter, | 10 | | Dr. Robin R. Ford Ellis Nash; her son-in-law, Donald G. Ellis; | 11 | | and her parents; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, JoAnne Ford-Mackay is survived by her second | 13 | | husband, Art Mackay; her son, Kevin M. Ford; her grandsons, | 14 | | Aaron Nash and Dr. Brett Nash; her granddaughter, Cody Shannon | 15 | | Nash; her son-in-law, Dr. Ken Nash; her stepdaughters, Cynthia | 16 | | (Dave) Pollentier and Joanne (Greg) Rodriguez; her | 17 | | step-grandchildren, Christopher (Carmen) Schram, Katie (Roy) | 18 | | Coons, Reni Rodriguez, and Yordan Rodriguez; and seven | 19 | | step-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 22 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of JoAnne L. Ford-Mackay; | 23 | | and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of JoAnne Ford-Mackay as an expression | 3 | | of our sympathy.
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