Full Text of SR0808 94th General Assembly
SR0808 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Norma Jean Helleny on July | 4 |
| 27, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Norma Jean Kircher was born to Paul and Callie | 6 |
| Kircher of Marion on February 11, 1924; she was married to | 7 |
| James Helleny, who preceded her in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Helleny had a love for the game of bridge; | 9 |
| she was a life master in bridge and a bridge director; in | 10 |
| addition, she had a love for gardening and spent many summers | 11 |
| tending her flower gardens; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Helleny was a member of First Presbyterian | 13 |
| Church in Herrin, and held a position of Sunday school | 14 |
| secretary; she belonged to several organizations, but her first | 15 |
| and most important job was raising her three children, | 16 |
| Jimmy-Joe, Jamie, and John; she instilled in them a sense of | 17 |
| caring and love for one another; her legacy will be carried on | 18 |
| through her children and grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Norma Jean Helleny is deeply felt | 20 |
| by all who knew and loved her, especially her son, James and | 21 |
| wife, Cathy Helleny; her daughter, Jamie Bushong and husband, | 22 |
| Jim; and her son, John, and wife, Sharon Helleny; her nine | 23 |
| grandchildren, Peggy Snider and husband, Nick, Joey Helleny, | 24 |
| Katie Helleny, Andy Helleny, Allison Badgett, Paul Badgett, | 25 |
| Brandy Connor and husband, Sean, Sarah Heuring and husband, | 26 |
| Brad, and Kristen Helleny; her six great-grandchildren, Lily, | 27 |
| Kaylee, Braden, Jackson, Keegan, and Gracie; her sister, Wanda | 28 |
| Stanley; her niece, Jody Thurston and husband, George; her | 29 |
| nephew, Paul Stanley and wife; her three great-nieces; her | 30 |
| several great-great-nieces and nephews; her brothers and | 31 |
| sister-in-law, Taffie and E.J. Helleny, Charles Helleny, and Ed |
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| Helleny; and her sister-in-law, Zella Helleny; she was preceded | 2 |
| in death by her parents, husband, brother-in-law, Louie | 3 |
| Helleny, and sisters-in-law, Sarah and Sharon Helleny; | 4 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 |
| Norma Jean Helleny, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 8 |
| her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 9 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 12 |
| sympathy.
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