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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 Margaret Ann Timoney of Springfield, |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 who passed away on March 8, 2025; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Margaret Timoney was born in Springfield to |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 Harold and Mary Madelyn Hannah Carter on March 2, 1936; she |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 attended St. Joseph Grade School, graduated from Ursuline |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 Academy in 1954, and attended Springfield College; she married |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 Lawrence "Larry" Timoney in Springfield on July 28, 1956; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 WHEREAS, Margaret Timoney retired from the City of |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 Springfield; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 WHEREAS, Margaret Timoney was a member of St. Joseph's |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 Church, and her faith was very important to her; she attended |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 daily mass and was active in her parish community; she was |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 always putting the needs of others before her own; she |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 actively volunteered at Ursuline Academy, St. Joseph School |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 and Church, Griffin High School, Sacred Heart Griffin High |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 School, St. John's Breadline, St. Joseph's Home, Daily Bread, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 Meals on Wheels, and the Senior Citizens Center; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 WHEREAS, Margaret Timoney loved working with numbers; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 21 after retiring, she took college accounting and tax prep |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 classes; she enjoyed helping family, friends, and others at |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2 the senior center with completing their taxes; she also |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 counted money at St. Joseph's Church on a weekly basis; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4 WHEREAS, Margaret Timoney enjoyed collecting nativity sets |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5 and holy family figurines; she regularly gifted porcelain |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 nativity sets, handmade by her Aunt Dorothy and Uncle Charlie |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7 Carter, for wedding presents; she enjoyed baking and was known |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 for sharing her delicious gooey butter cake at every family, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9 school, church, and sporting event; she also enjoyed traveling |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 with her family and friends and watching and attending |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11 sporting events; she was a competitive bowler and relished her |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12 beloved Chicago Cubs finally winning the World Series in 2016; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13 and |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14 WHEREAS, Margaret Timoney was extremely proud of her Irish |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15 heritage and was honored to have been chosen as Springfield's |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16 Irishwoman of the Year by the Sons & Daughters of Erin in 2016; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 17 and |
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| 49 | 49 | | 18 WHEREAS, Margaret Timoney was preceded in death by her |
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| 50 | 50 | | 19 husband, Larry; her parents; and her sisters, Catherine (Bob) |
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| 51 | 51 | | 20 Byrnes and Janet (Don) Humphrey; and |
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| 52 | 52 | | 21 WHEREAS, Margaret Timoney is survived by her children, |
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| 53 | 53 | | 22 Paula Timoney (Emile Snijders), Kevin Timoney (Jean Bruner |
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| 64 | 64 | | 1 Jachino), Marty Timoney, Laura "Mickey" (John) Dearing, Tim |
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| 65 | 65 | | 2 (Cindy) Timoney, and Bridget Timoney; her grandsons, Michael |
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| 66 | 66 | | 3 (Kayla) Timoney, Ryan (Laura) Timoney, Conner (Estefania) |
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| 67 | 67 | | 4 Timoney, and Tyler Dearing (Rachael Cook); her |
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| 68 | 68 | | 5 great-grandchildren, Margaret "Maggie" Ann, Savannah Mae, |
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| 69 | 69 | | 6 Lachlan James, Remy Elizabeth, Rory Kathryn, and Hudson |
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| 70 | 70 | | 7 Carter; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, |
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| 71 | 71 | | 8 be it |
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| 72 | 72 | | 9 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
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| 73 | 73 | | 10 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 74 | 74 | | 11 Margaret Ann Timoney and extend our sincere condolences to her |
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| 75 | 75 | | 12 family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| 76 | 76 | | 13 further |
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| 77 | 77 | | 14 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 78 | 78 | | 15 presented to the family of Margaret Timoney as an expression |
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| 79 | 79 | | 16 of our deepest sympathy. |
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