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| 1 |  | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 |  |  WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  | 
| 3 |  | learn of the death of Mary Patricia Pierceall; and
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| 4 |  |  WHEREAS, Mary Pierceall was born on June 27, 1957 to  | 
| 5 |  | Richard H. and Katherine (nee Rafferty) Pierceall; she  | 
| 6 |  | graduated from Aurora University with a degree in economics;  | 
| 7 |  | and
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| 8 |  |  WHEREAS, Mary Pierceall worked as a realtor and a  | 
| 9 |  | collection account manager for a doctor's office; she owned a  | 
| 10 |  | manicure business and was a partner of a painting contracting  | 
| 11 |  | business; most recently, she was a self-employed political  | 
| 12 |  | consultant and professional fundraiser; and
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| 13 |  |  WHEREAS, Mary Pierceall's involvement in politics  | 
| 14 |  | escalated in 1990 when she ran for Aurora alderman-at-large;  | 
| 15 |  | the following year, she was elected a Republican Precinct  | 
| 16 |  | Committeeman, a position she held for 20 years; she was highly  | 
| 17 |  | sought after for campaign advice, for making contacts for  | 
| 18 |  | candidates, and for fundraising; she enjoyed trips to  | 
| 19 |  | Springfield and to Washington, D.C. for political business; and
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| 20 |  |  WHEREAS, Mary Pierceall was affectionately known as  | 
| 21 |  | "Nammy", "Tiga", "Phenomenal Anomaly", "Sweet Meet", and  | 
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| 1 |  | "Conqueror"; she enjoyed family vacations, traveling, and  | 
| 2 |  | spending time with her family; and
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| 3 |  |  WHEREAS, Mary Pierceall was preceded in death by her  | 
| 4 |  | father, Richard; her sister, Sandra; her mother-in-law, Wilma;  | 
| 5 |  | and her brother, Richard; and
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| 6 |  |  WHEREAS, Mary Pierceall is survived by her granddaughter,  | 
| 7 |  | Brooke; her daughter, Brandy; her husband, Joe Sachen; her  | 
| 8 |  | mother, Katherine; her sister, Teresa; her brother, Mikey; her  | 
| 9 |  | son-in-law, Chris; her father-in-law, Lee; her sister-in-law,  | 
| 10 |  | Jackie; her sister, Kathy; her nieces, Melissa, Taylor, Amanda,  | 
| 11 |  | and Jessica; her nephews, Ryan, Johnny, Adam, and Mike; her  | 
| 12 |  | sister-in-law, Kathy; her nephews-in-law, Jeff, Kyle, and  | 
| 13 |  | Kevin; her brothers-in-law, Al and Chuck; her close friends,  | 
| 14 |  | Deb, Kay, Della, Laurie, Joanne, Ellen, and Beth; and numerous  | 
| 15 |  | sisters, nieces, nephews, in-laws, relatives, and friends;  | 
| 16 |  | therefore, be it
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| 17 |  |  RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL  | 
| 18 |  | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of  | 
| 19 |  | Mary Patricia Pierceall, and extend our sincere condolences to  | 
| 20 |  | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it  | 
| 21 |  | further
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| 22 |  |  RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be  |