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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 Rosemary McConnaughay of Elburn, |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 formerly of Geneva, who passed away on December 17, 2024; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Rosemary McConnaughay was born to John and |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 Catherine (Brizzolara) Boggiano in Geneva on October 26, 1935; |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 she was raised in Geneva and attended St. Patrick's Grade |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 School; she graduated from Mt. St. Mary High School in St. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 Charles in 1953; she married William McConnaughay on May 21, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 1955; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 WHEREAS, Rosemary McConnaughay worked alongside her |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 parents at their family business, Geneva Bottling Works; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 WHEREAS, Rosemary McConnaughay was known for being sweet, |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 generous, and hardworking, and she possessed a great sense of |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 humor and always had a sparkle in her eye; she will be |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 remembered as an animal lover, a devout Catholic, and a loving |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 mother, grandmother, daughter, and friend; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 WHEREAS, Rosemary McConnaughay was preceded in death by |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 her parents; her husband; and her sons-in-law, Glenn Cushing |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 and David Meyer; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 WHEREAS, Rosemary McConnaughay is survived by her |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 children, John (Karen) McConnaughay, Catherine (Thomas) Meyer, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Janet (Leo) McCormick, and Margaret McDonnell; seven |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 Rosemary McConnaughay and extend our sincere condolences to |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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