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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Louise Joann Gehrs Stahly of Fort 
4Lauderdale, Florida, who passed away on October 9, 2020; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Louise Stahly was born to Homer and Johanna Gehrs 
6in Danvers on May 10, 1931; she married Norval R. Stahly in   
7Florida in 1950; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Louise Stahly and her husband combined their 
9talents and passions, working together to raise a family, 
10develop several businesses, and travel the world; they 
11established an internationally recognized marina in Fort 
12Lauderale, leading a line of power boats on many Poker Run 
13trips and participating in offshore racing;  and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Louise Stahly was a long-time member of the Beta 
15Sigma Phi women's sorority and an active member of Zonta 
16International, a foundation providing global support to women 
17and girls in the form of education, health care, and economic 
18opportunities; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Louise Stahly used her private pilot's license to 
20participate in powder puff derbies and to fly her friends and 
21family far and near; she had a zest for life and loved boats, 
 
 
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1cars, fashion, and friendship; she enjoyed traveling with her 
2husband to places all over the world, such as  Monaco, Bali, 
3London, Paris, and around the Florida Keys and the Caribbean; 
4she will be remembered as a warm and humble person with an 
5infectious smile; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Louise Stahly was preceded in death by her 
7husband; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Louise Stahly is survived by her son, Terry Reid 
9Stahly, and her daughter, Vicki Ann Stahly Baur; therefore, be 
10it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13Louise Joann Gehrs Stahly and extend our sincere condolences to 
14her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
15further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

17presented to the family of Louise Stahly as an expression of

18our deepest sympathy.