Full Text of SR0631 102nd 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 Bernadette G. Nolan of Savannah, | 4 | | Georgia, formerly of Springfield, who passed away on October | 5 | | 13, 2021; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bernadette Nolan was born to Ernest "E.G." and | 7 | | Katherine "Katie" Gagnon in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on | 8 | | December 16, 1929; she had fond memories of Rhode Island, | 9 | | where she played on the beach with her brother Bobby in what is | 10 | | now Colt State Park in Bristol; her family moved to the Ozone | 11 | | Park area of New York when she was in middle school; she later | 12 | | married Brian Nolan; together, they settled in Springfield, | 13 | | where they established a medical practice and raised five | 14 | | children; they retired to Savannah, Georgia in 1990, and he | 15 | | preceded her in death on June 21, 2001; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bernadette Nolan was known for bringing an | 17 | | exceptional level of determination to every endeavor; she | 18 | | became an active golfer in Springfield, and she was named | 19 | | Springfield City Champion once and Illini Country Club | 20 | | Champion twice; she took up equestrian showing and jumping in | 21 | | her late 30s and early 40s, and she fostered a love for the | 22 | | sport in her daughter Sarah; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bernadette Nolan was actively engaged in the | 2 | | Springfield and Savannah communities and was a tireless | 3 | | fundraiser for charitable causes; she was a member of the | 4 | | Springfield Art Association, where she worked as chairman of | 5 | | the Art Fair in 1971; she worked at the inception and founding | 6 | | of Springboard, which later became the Springfield Area Arts | 7 | | Council, and she led the organization from 1978 to 1980; she | 8 | | was instrumental in securing the commitment of then-Governor | 9 | | Jim Thompson to tour the Dana-Thomas House when it was still | 10 | | owned by Thomas Publishing and at risk of being sold to private | 11 | | parties and dismantled, and that tour solidified Governor | 12 | | Thompson's pledge towards preserving the Frank Lloyd Wright | 13 | | prairie style masterpiece for the public; she was also | 14 | | appointed to the Illinois Arts Council (IAC) by Governor | 15 | | Thompson, advocating for Illinois arts and artists; she | 16 | | appeared as a member of the IAC before the U.S. House of | 17 | | Representatives Ways and Means Committee in the summer of | 18 | | 1985, where she testified with actor Tony Randall on the | 19 | | importance of maintaining the business tax deduction for | 20 | | supporting art programs due to it being in danger of | 21 | | elimination by Congress; while in Georgia, she was a member of | 22 | | the local Savannah Rotary and volunteered to assist in the | 23 | | 1996 Summer Olympic sailing events; and
| 24 | | WHEREAS, Bernadette Nolan consistently worked to help her | 25 | | community become a better place in which to live; her love of |
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| 1 | | the arts and dedication to volunteerism are legacies her | 2 | | children will endeavor to maintain; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Bernadette Nolan is survived by her children, | 4 | | Jane Denes (John Blythe), Michael Nolan (Kim Wylie), Maude | 5 | | (Phil) Brezinski, Sarah (Paul) Gary, and John Nolan (Lory | 6 | | Yates); her grandchildren, Katie, Bela, Annie, Elizabeth, | 7 | | Maggie, Matthew, Nolan, and Abigail; and her five | 8 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Bernadette G. Nolan and extend our sincere condolences to her | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Bernadette Nolan as an expression | 16 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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