Full Text of SR0473 103rd 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 Edith C. Irwin of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on August 4, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Edith Irwin was born to Floyd and Lettie May | 6 | | (Jackson) Fanning in Perry, Missouri on December 14, 1923; she | 7 | | graduated from Perry High School and Gem City Business | 8 | | College, both in 1941; she married John H. Irwin at the Perry | 9 | | Christian Church in May 1949; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Edith Irwin worked as a secretary for the | 11 | | Illinois Public Health Department in Macomb from 1942 until | 12 | | she was transferred to the Springfield office in 1946; once in | 13 | | Springfield, she co-founded, along with Evelyn Brandt, the | 14 | | Rural Youth organization for Sangamon County, providing | 15 | | meeting opportunities for single men and women who shared a | 16 | | common interest in agriculture; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Along with her husband, Edith Irwin led the | 18 | | Pleasant Plains Clovers 4-H Club for 33 years; she volunteered | 19 | | as a judge for numerous 4-H county fairs throughout the years; | 20 | | she was a great supporter of the IL Cooperative Extension | 21 | | programs through the University of Illinois College of | 22 | | Agriculture and the Sangamon County 4-H program,; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Edith Irwin served as a Sunday school teacher and | 2 | | Vacation Bible School supervisor at Peter Cartwright Methodist | 3 | | Church and Farmingdale Presbyterian Church for many years; she | 4 | | was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church for 30 years; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Edith Irwin was an avid cook who won two Illinois | 7 | | State Fair blue ribbons for her cakes; she also enjoyed | 8 | | campaigning for political candidates; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Edith Irwin was preceded in death by her husband; | 10 | | her parents; her son, Scott Irwin; her sisters, Georgie Belshe | 11 | | and Mary Cox; and her brothers, Thomas Fanning and Frank | 12 | | Fanning; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Edith Irwin is survived by her daughter, Cathy | 14 | | (Thomas) Schwartz; her son, Peter (Kathy) Irwin; her | 15 | | grandchildren, Jacquelyn (Alec) Windle, James Schwartz, and | 16 | | Samantha Irwin; and her great-grandchild, Lincoln Windle; | 17 | | therefore, be it | 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Edith C. Irwin and extend our sincere condolences to her | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| 1 | | further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Edith Irwin as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy. |
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