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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Elaine Callahan of Peoria, who passed 
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away on October 24, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elaine Callahan was born on September 28, 1924 in 
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Springfield; she was a daughter of William and Elsie Haywood 
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Thompson; she married Francis "Fran" Callahan on October 31, 
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1948 in Milford; he preceded her in death on July 20, 1998; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elaine Callahan was a lifetime member of the Our 
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Savior Lutheran Church in Milford and a proud member of the 
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Milford Junior Women's Club, where, as president, she was 
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instrumental in procuring the lighted scoreboard at the Milford 
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High School football field; she was also a co-founder of the 
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Fighting Illini Pork Club at the University of Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elaine Callahan enjoyed volunteering her time 
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reading at Milford Elementary School; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elaine Callahan was preceded in death by her 
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husband and her parents; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elaine Callahan is survived by her daughter, 
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Colleen (Richard) Burns; her granddaughter, Brittney Burns; 
 


 






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and her brother, Wayne (Lela) Thompson; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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her family and friends, the passing of Elaine Callahan; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Elaine Callahan as an expression of 
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our sympathy.