|
| | SR1009 | | LRB101 20599 LAW 70236 r |
|
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
|
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Jacqueline M. "Jacque" Vail of Tucson, |
| 4 | | Arizona, who passed away on February 1, 2020; and
|
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jacque Vail was born in Joliet to Raymond and |
| 6 | | Bernice Lowery Fenton on September 20, 1929; her family moved |
| 7 | | to Bloomington when she was a teenager; she graduated from Holy |
| 8 | | Trinity High School; she received her bachelor's and master's |
| 9 | | degrees in home economics from Illinois State University; she |
| 10 | | married William L. Vail at Holy Trinity Church in Bloomington |
| 11 | | on June 16, 1951; and
|
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jacque Vail began her career as a teacher with the |
| 13 | | Armington Public School System; she later became director of |
| 14 | | food service at Wesley United Methodist Church in Bloomington; |
| 15 | | she served as director of food service for Bloomington Public |
| 16 | | Schools District 87 from 1969 until her retirement in 1984; and
|
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jacque Vail was actively involved in her |
| 18 | | community, her church, and professional organizations |
| 19 | | throughout her life; she was a charter member of the Holy |
| 20 | | Trinity board of education; and
|
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jacque Vail was deeply committed to her Catholic |
|
| | SR1009 | - 2 - | LRB101 20599 LAW 70236 r |
|
|
| 1 | | faith; she and her husband enjoyed traveling and visited all 50 |
| 2 | | states during their marriage; she was proud of her Irish |
| 3 | | heritage and visited her great-grandparents' hometown of |
| 4 | | Dingle in County Kerry, Ireland; she was also an enthusiastic |
| 5 | | home cook and baker; she was noted for her generous |
| 6 | | hospitality; and
|
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jacque Vail was preceded in death by her husband |
| 8 | | of 63 years, William L. Vail, and her brother, Richard Lowery; |
| 9 | | and
|
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jacqueline Vail is survived by her children, |
| 11 | | Catherine McIntosh, William R. (Debbie Ramirez) Vail, Mary |
| 12 | | (Geoff) Grube, John (Jennifer) Vail, Patricia (Peter) Merna, |
| 13 | | and Elizabeth (Jeff) Brown; her grandchildren, Peter McIntosh, |
| 14 | | Meaghan McIntosh, Laura McIntosh, Emily McIntosh, Jamie Vail, |
| 15 | | Will Vail, Daniel Grube, Michael Grube, Catherine (Tommy) |
| 16 | | McGuire, Judson Vail, Jonathan Vail, Anne (Colin) Reints, Kate |
| 17 | | Merna, Daniel Merna, Molly Brown, and Jake Brown; and her two |
| 18 | | great-granddaughters, Molly and Madeline McGuire; her sister, |
| 19 | | Mary Lu (Bob) Scott; and her brother, Ray (Donna) Fenton; |
| 20 | | therefore, be it
|
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 23 | | Jacqueline M. "Jacque" Vail and extend our sincere condolences |