Full Text of SR1208 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 Deborah Kay "Debbie" Maxwell of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on October 27, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Maxwell was born to Edna and Jimmie | 6 | | Reynolds in Springfield on June 28, 1952; she graduated from | 7 | | Springfield High School in 1970; she married Phil Maxwell on | 8 | | December 3, 1977, becoming the stepmother to Norman and Bruce; | 9 | | her family expanded when they had their daughters, Gretchen | 10 | | and Beth; she earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from | 11 | | MacMurray College in Jacksonville in 1990; over the years, her | 12 | | family hosted 20 exchange students from various countries, and | 13 | | they welcomed a Russian exchange student Dasha (Daria) in | 14 | | 1994, who became a part of their family; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Although she had many jobs, Debbie Maxwell's true | 16 | | calling was loving and caring for children; she taught | 17 | | elementary school at Harvard Park and Owen Marsh for 10 years; | 18 | | she served as a mother figure to many, including friends, | 19 | | neighbors, students, church family, and anyone in need of | 20 | | nurturing; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Maxwell attended Southside Christian | 22 | | Church in her earlier years; as an adult, she was an active |
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| 1 | | member of Elliott Avenue Baptist Church and later Central | 2 | | Baptist Church in Springfield; she taught Sunday school, | 3 | | volunteered for a crisis pregnancy center, and participated in | 4 | | Christian Bible Fellowship and women's circle; she also cooked | 5 | | and served Wednesday night church dinners and hosted a yearly | 6 | | dinner and reception for the Millikin University Choir; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Maxwell loved music and sang in many | 8 | | groups through the years, including the women's barbershop | 9 | | chorus Harmony First, church choirs, the Maxwell family | 10 | | quartet, and the Illinois Symphony Chorus; she participated in | 11 | | the Fellowship of American Baptist Musicians Conference at | 12 | | Green Lake, Wisconsin for 26 years; she and her husband held | 13 | | season tickets for the Illinois Symphony Orchestra; she | 14 | | enjoyed art shows, museums, and theatrical performances, | 15 | | embracing all the arts and passing her love of art and culture | 16 | | to her children; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Maxwell was an avid gardener and loved her | 18 | | flowers, birds, gazing balls, fairy lights, whirligigs, | 19 | | pinwheels, and wind chimes; she enjoyed traveling and | 20 | | exploring the U.S. and abroad; she found joy in collecting | 21 | | beautiful things and selecting thoughtful gifts for others; | 22 | | her spiritual gift was hospitality, and her door was always | 23 | | open to visits from family, friends, and neighbors; she | 24 | | treasured baking with her children and grandchildren, and she |
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| 1 | | made cookie trays and delivered them to the post office | 2 | | workers at Christmas; she was a lifetime lover of animals and | 3 | | had many pets; her favorite canine companion was her | 4 | | Goldendoodle, Katie, who brought true joy to the last two | 5 | | years of her life; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Maxwell was a beloved wife, mother, | 7 | | grandmother, and friend to many; she was known for her way of | 8 | | making each person she knew and met feel special, seen, and | 9 | | loved; she will be remembered for her warm and fun presence | 10 | | lighting up the room through her smile, fashion, humor, and | 11 | | genuine joy in interacting with people; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Debbie Maxwell was | 13 | | survived by her husband, Phil; her daughters, Gretchen | 14 | | Phillips, Beth Maxwell, and Dasha (Daria) LaFave; her | 15 | | stepsons, Norman Maxwell and Bruce Maxwell; her mother, Edna | 16 | | Reynolds; her siblings, Coni Rogers and Lenny Reynolds; her | 17 | | best friend of over 40 years, Janette Bolin; her grandchildren | 18 | | Candice Maxwell, Veronica Rodriguez, Emily Maxwell, El | 19 | | Maxwell, Amelia Phillips, Anneliese Phillips, Megan Heinemann, | 20 | | and Henry LaFave; her nephews, Evan Stevens and Colin Rogers; | 21 | | her godchildren, Dawnita and Christlynn Jackson; and her many | 22 | | aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Deborah Kay "Debbie" Maxwell and extend our sincere | 3 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 4 | | her; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Debbie Maxwell as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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