Full Text of SR0894 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 Marion LyNell "Nell" Rice of Wauconda, | 4 | | who passed away on February 19, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Nell Rice was born on April 3, 1952; she earned | 6 | | her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from Western | 7 | | Michigan University and her Master of Education in Curriculum | 8 | | Development and Instruction from National Louis University; | 9 | | she was a resident of Lake County since 1983, beginning in | 10 | | Vernon Hills before she moved to Wauconda; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Nell Rice worked as an occupational therapist at | 12 | | Sparrow Rehab Center in Michigan, where she provided services | 13 | | to closed head injury and stroke patients before working with | 14 | | children with special disabilities;
after leaving the | 15 | | healthcare field, she purchased a fast food franchise that she | 16 | | maintained for approximately seven years before selling it; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Nell Rice took a position in the banking industry | 19 | | as director of Training for a major call center in 1998; she | 20 | | moved through the organization and ended her career as vice | 21 | | president of Operations, where she was responsible for three | 22 | | 24x7 call centers, with a staff of four call center managers, |
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| 1 | | six supervisors, 10 team leads, and approximately 1,000 call | 2 | | center representatives; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Nell Rice purchased Debbie's Floral Shoppe in | 4 | | Mundelein on November 11, 2011; she ran the business as a | 5 | | floral boutique shop, providing floral services for call-in, | 6 | | online, and walk-in customers; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Nell Rice provided training opportunities for the | 8 | | SEDOL Program for Youth who were transitioning into | 9 | | independent living, allowing them to obtain on-the-job skills, | 10 | | and she regularly participated on the career panel for | 11 | | Mundelein High School during the program year; she also worked | 12 | | with the local Girl Scouts organization to provide troop | 13 | | training at Debbie's Floral Shoppe, giving scouts the | 14 | | opportunity to earn badges in horticulture by learning the | 15 | | process of floral and plant care; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Nell Rice served as chair of the University of | 17 | | Illinois Extension Foundation for six years; she also served | 18 | | as chair of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce since 2019; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Nell Rice will be remembered for being a mother, | 20 | | grandmother, sister, trusted friend, and community advocate; | 21 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 3 | | Marion LyNell "Nell" Rice and extend our sincere
condolences | 4 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be | 5 | | it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 7 | | presented to the family of Nell Rice as an expression of
our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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