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3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
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5 | 5 | | 3 to learn of the death of Adele B. McFadden of Springfield, who |
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6 | 6 | | 4 passed away on May 25, 2023; and |
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7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Adele McFadden was born to Darrell "D.C." and |
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8 | 8 | | 6 Albina "Bea" Drasgulis Long in Springfield on April 8, 1950; |
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9 | 9 | | 7 she graduated from Springfield High School and earned her |
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10 | 10 | | 8 Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the |
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11 | 11 | | 9 University of Illinois at Springfield; she married Brian |
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12 | 12 | | 10 McFadden in Springfield on December 15, 2001; and |
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13 | 13 | | 11 WHEREAS, Adele McFadden enjoyed a diverse and accomplished |
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14 | 14 | | 12 career that included serving as a recycling program |
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15 | 15 | | 13 coordinator for the State of Illinois, office manager for |
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16 | 16 | | 14 Sojourn Shelter and Services, and owner and operator of the |
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17 | 17 | | 15 iconic downtown establishment On Broadway; she finished her |
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18 | 18 | | 16 career as the assistant director of Planning and Economic |
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19 | 19 | | 17 Development for the City of Springfield; and |
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20 | 20 | | 18 WHEREAS, Adele McFadden's passions included a lifelong |
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21 | 21 | | 19 love of blues music and remodeling and flipping homes, |
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22 | 22 | | 20 starting long before the existence of HGTV; she was also an |
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23 | 23 | | 21 expert at entertaining, whether it was organizing a child's |
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24 | 24 | | 22 party, a backyard blowout, or her legendary Christmas Eve |
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33 | 33 | | 1 parties; she loved to make others happy, and she did it |
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34 | 34 | | 2 exceptionally well; and |
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35 | 35 | | 3 WHEREAS, Adele McFadden was affectionately known as "Momo" |
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36 | 36 | | 4 to her grandchildren; after retiring early, she gladly traded |
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37 | 37 | | 5 her professional career for days of endless games of Scooby |
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38 | 38 | | 6 Doo, hide and seek, and badminton and fun with LEGO; she showed |
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39 | 39 | | 7 her grandchildren the world, including Disney, beach trips, |
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40 | 40 | | 8 river canoeing, Broadway shows, museums, and art galleries; |
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41 | 41 | | 9 she spent her life modeling for her grandchildren how to make |
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42 | 42 | | 10 the most of every minute, to work hard and never settle, and to |
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43 | 43 | | 11 give and love intensely; and |
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44 | 44 | | 12 WHEREAS, Adele McFadden will be remembered as a fiercely |
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45 | 45 | | 13 strong and independent woman, a wise and compassionate mother, |
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46 | 46 | | 14 and a devoted wife whose love was unlimited and unconditional; |
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47 | 47 | | 15 and |
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48 | 48 | | 16 WHEREAS, Adele McFadden was preceded in death by her |
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49 | 49 | | 17 parents and her sister and brother-in-law, Kathleen and Bill |
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50 | 50 | | 18 Dietsch; and |
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51 | 51 | | 19 WHEREAS, Adele McFadden is survived by her husband, Brian |
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52 | 52 | | 20 McFadden; her daughter, Kellie (Casey) Crayne; her |
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53 | 53 | | 21 grandchildren, Kayla, Nathanael, and Logan; her |
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54 | 54 | | 22 great-granddaughter, Livy; her sister, Patty (Pat Bumpus) |
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65 | 65 | | 1 Long; and her nieces and nephews, Tara, Ella, McKensie, Jack, |
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66 | 66 | | 2 Jimmy, Will, and Alice; therefore, be it |
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67 | 67 | | 3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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68 | 68 | | 4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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69 | 69 | | 5 Adele B. McFadden and extend our sincere condolences to her |
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70 | 70 | | 6 family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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72 | 72 | | 8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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73 | 73 | | 9 presented to the family of Adele McFadden as an expression of |
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74 | 74 | | 10 our deepest sympathy. |
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