Full Text of SR0362 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Adele B. McFadden of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on May 25, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden was born to Darrell "D.C." and | 6 | | Albina "Bea" Drasgulis Long in Springfield on April 8, 1950; | 7 | | she graduated from Springfield High School and earned her | 8 | | Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the | 9 | | University of Illinois at Springfield; she married Brian | 10 | | McFadden in Springfield on December 15, 2001; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden enjoyed a diverse and accomplished | 12 | | career that included serving as a recycling program | 13 | | coordinator for the State of Illinois, office manager for | 14 | | Sojourn Shelter and Services, and owner and operator of the | 15 | | iconic downtown establishment On Broadway; she finished her | 16 | | career as the assistant director of Planning and Economic | 17 | | Development for the City of Springfield; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden's passions included a lifelong | 19 | | love of blues music and remodeling and flipping homes, | 20 | | starting long before the existence of HGTV; she was also an | 21 | | expert at entertaining, whether it was organizing a child's | 22 | | party, a backyard blowout, or her legendary Christmas Eve |
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| 1 | | parties; she loved to make others happy, and she did it | 2 | | exceptionally well; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden was affectionately known as "Momo" | 4 | | to her grandchildren; after retiring early, she gladly traded | 5 | | her professional career for days of endless games of Scooby | 6 | | Doo, hide and seek, and badminton and fun with LEGO; she showed | 7 | | her grandchildren the world, including Disney, beach trips, | 8 | | river canoeing, Broadway shows, museums, and art galleries; | 9 | | she spent her life modeling for her grandchildren how to make | 10 | | the most of every minute, to work hard and never settle, and to | 11 | | give and love intensely; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden will be remembered as a fiercely | 13 | | strong and independent woman, a wise and compassionate mother, | 14 | | and a devoted wife whose love was unlimited and unconditional; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden was preceded in death by her | 17 | | parents and her sister and brother-in-law, Kathleen and Bill | 18 | | Dietsch; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Adele McFadden is survived by her husband, Brian | 20 | | McFadden; her daughter, Kellie (Casey) Crayne; her | 21 | | grandchildren, Kayla, Nathanael, and Logan; her | 22 | | great-granddaughter, Livy; her sister, Patty (Pat Bumpus) |
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| 1 | | Long; and her nieces and nephews, Tara, Ella, McKensie, Jack, | 2 | | Jimmy, Will, and Alice; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Adele B. McFadden and extend our sincere condolences to her | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Adele McFadden as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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