Full Text of SR0737 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 Ellen Marie Goodner Russell of | 4 | | Danville, who passed away on December 25, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Russell was born to Gene "Buck" and Mary | 6 | | Clearwater Goodner in Danville on October 21, 1956; she | 7 | | received her nursing education from what is now the University | 8 | | of Indianapolis; she married Jim Russell in Danville on June | 9 | | 28, 1992; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Russell was a registered nurse; over the | 11 | | course of her career, she did almost every job in the nursing | 12 | | field except teaching; she was noted by coworkers for serving | 13 | | patients with compassion, integrity, and honesty and was | 14 | | especially skilled when dealing with difficult cases or | 15 | | questions; she began her distinguished career serving the | 16 | | disabled residents of Danville Manor and area veterans through | 17 | | the VA Illiana Healthcare System and retired as a nurse case | 18 | | manager from OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Russell and her husband enjoyed traveling | 20 | | in recent years; she especially loved going to the beach with | 21 | | her granddaughters; she also enjoyed hosting large family | 22 | | gatherings at her home; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Russell was preceded in death by her | 2 | | parents and her older sister, Becky Chambliss; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Russell is survived by her husband, Jim; | 4 | | her stepsons, Brad (Kami) and Brian (Becky); her | 5 | | granddaughters, Jeanna, Jillian, Mackenzie, Macie, and Morgan; | 6 | | her Goodner brothers, John (Linda), Jeff (Teresa), Steve | 7 | | (Sara), and Scott (Barb); her chosen sisters, Gale Defenbaugh, | 8 | | Bess Huls, Sharon Detamore, and Barb Calvin; her special | 9 | | cousin, Lu Ann Picklap; and her large extended family; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 13 | | Ellen Marie Goodner Russell and extend our sincere
condolences | 14 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 17 | | presented to the family of Ellen Russell as an expression of
| 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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