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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 Jo Ellen Malham of Springfield, who 
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passed away on August 9, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jo Ellen Malham was born March 18, 1961, in 
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Springfield, the daughter of Lynn R. Malham and Vivian R. Hall; 
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she was preceded in death by her father on September 21, 1994; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jo Ellen was a 1979 graduate of Carlinville High 
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School; she was also a graduate of Robert Morris College in 
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Carthage and Lincoln Land Community College with a degree in 
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nursing; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She worked as a registered nurse specializing in 
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gastroenterology at Memorial Medical Center for 18 years;

she 
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was a member of Atwater Christian Church, the Society of 
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Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, and the board of 
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directors of Air Rendezvous; she was a volunteer with the LPGA, 
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the Festival of Trees, past president of the Springfield 
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Cardinals Booster Club, and was an avid Cardinals fan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, While growing up in Carlinville, she was the 
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Macoupin County Pork Queen and was worthy advisor of the 
 


 






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Rainbow Girls; she also wrote a chapter in the Mosley 
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Publishing Co. textbook about nursing on gastroenterology and 
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held certification seminars; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jo Ellen Malham is survived by her mother, Vivian 
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R. Hall; her brothers, Roger L. (Mary) Malham and Curtis E. 
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(Kathy); her nephew; her nieces; her great-nephew; her 
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great-nieces; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins; 
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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 Jo Ellen Malham; 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 Jo Ellen Malham as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.