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SR0070 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Mary Louise Teel of Pontiac, who passed
4away on December 20, 2016 at the age of 91; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Mary Teel was born in Saunemin to Frank and Anna
6(Krenkelfuss) Dohman on November 16, 1926; her parents
7emigrated from Germany in 1910; she traveled to Germany twice
8to visit cousins; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Mary Teel attended Oatmiller Country School for
10eight years and was a 1943 graduate of Cullom High School; in
11the early 1960s, she graduated from auctioneer school; when she
12was 62, she attended William Raney Harper College and earned an
13associate's degree in art; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Mary Teel was a member of Ss. Peter & Paul
15Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society; she was vice
16president of the Charlotte Home Extension, a Member of
17Livingston County Senior Advisory Board, and served on the
18board of directors for the Central Illinois Area Agency on
19Aging; she served on the Chatsworth Town Board for eight years;
20and
 
21    WHEREAS, Mary Teel loved to crochet and sew; she made

 

 

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1quilts for each daughter and crocheted baby afghans for every
2baby born in her family; she held art classes in her basement
3studio; she loved playing pinochle, scrabble, solving
4crossword puzzles, and painting pictures; she decorated cakes
5for all occasions and was known for her baking and cooking
6skills; she was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Mary Teel was very proud of her German heritage
8and compiled a cookbook of family recipes and history; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Mary Teel was preceded in death by her parents;
10her husband, John Teel; her son, David Zeller; two grandsons,
11Marco DeAngeles and David Eric Zeller; three sisters, Elizabeth
12Wallrich, Anna Deany, and Charlene Dohman; five brothers,
13Francis "Frankie" Dohman, William "Bill" Dohman, Richard
14Dohman, George Dohman, and Gary Dohman; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Mary Teel is survived by her daughters, Diane
16(Ulf) Olsen, Linda Arquette, Beth Ann May, and Mary Jo (Mark)
17See; her son, Larry Zeller; 15 grandchildren, 35
18great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; her
19sister-in-law, Jackie Dohman; her stepchildren, Paul Teel,
20Laura Kracker, and Jo Ellen (John) Shoenbrun; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

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1CONCURRING HEREIN, that we, along with her family and friends,
2mourn the passing of Mary Louise Teel, and extend our sincere
3condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
4her; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Mary Teel as an expression of our
7deepest sympathy.