Full Text of SR0646 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 Alderperson Linda McNeely of the | 4 | | Rockford City Council, who passed away on April 24, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ald. McNeely was born to John and Juanita McNeely | 6 | | in Rockford on September 16, 1955; she graduated from Auburn | 7 | | High School in Rockford in 1973; she earned her associate's | 8 | | degree from Wilbur Wright Junior College, her Bachelor of Arts | 9 | | in Government from the University of Denver, and her Master of | 10 | | Arts in Business from Roosevelt University; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ald. McNeely was a self-employed tax preparer | 12 | | with Ameritax; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ald. McNeely worked in Chicago for nearly 20 | 14 | | years before returning to Rockford in 1995 to care for her | 15 | | aging parents, who were decades-long members of the United | 16 | | Auto Workers (UAW) labor union; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Ald. McNeely served as alderperson, representing | 18 | | the 13th Ward, on the Rockford City Council for 26 years; | 19 | | during her tenure, she served on several subcommittees; she | 20 | | was regarded as both a dedicated public servant and a fierce | 21 | | advocate for the 13th Ward from 1997 until her passing; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ald. McNeely also served as a member of the | 2 | | Illinois Democrat State Central Committee Women; in 2022, she | 3 | | was a candidate for Illinois' District 17 in the U.S. House of | 4 | | Representatives; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ald. McNeely was a member of Macedonia Baptist | 6 | | Church; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ald. McNeely was a woman of strength, courage, | 8 | | and insight who remained dedicated to her family and her | 9 | | community; she will be remembered for her authenticity and | 10 | | candor; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ald. McNeely was preceded in death by her | 12 | | parents; her sisters, Anna Marie Pickett and Marie Hudson; and | 13 | | her brother, Leon McNeely; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Ald. McNeely was | 15 | | survived by her nephews, Andrew McNeely, Lamont Hudson, Pierre | 16 | | McNeely, Christopher Pickett, Hassan (Carla) Muhammad, and | 17 | | Lawrence (Stephanie) Pickett; her niece, Lophina Thompson; her | 18 | | great-nieces, Drewina, Jasmine, Kelli, and Asia; her | 19 | | great-nephew, Anjulion; and a host of other relatives and | 20 | | friends; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Alderperson Linda McNeely of the Rockford City Council and | 4 | | extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all | 5 | | who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 7 | | presented to the family of Ald. McNeely as an expression of
our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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