MEMORIAL-ETHEL L. JESSE

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SR0605
LRB104 20545 LAW 34022 r
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Ethel Lucille Jesse of Girard and
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Decatur, who passed away on January 24, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Ethel Jesse was born to William Garrison and
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Nellie (Karrick) Garrison in rural Carlinville on April 9,
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1937; she married Edward M. Jesse on April 20, 1957, and he
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preceded her in death on April 2, 2001; and

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WHEREAS, Ethel Jesse worked as a CNA at Pleasant Hill
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Village in Girard, where she provided loving care for the
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residents for more than 28 years; and

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WHEREAS, Ethel Jesse was an excellent cook and enjoyed
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baking and candy making, and some of her family's favorite
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recipes included her vegetable soup, sloppy taters, Texas
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sheet cake, and divinity and buckeyes candy; and

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WHEREAS, Ethel Jesse loved her family fiercely and enjoyed
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attending family gatherings; she will be remembered for her
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tenacity and determination to live life on her terms; and

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WHEREAS, Ethel Jesse was preceded in death by her parents
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and 12 siblings; and

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LRB104 20545 LAW 34022 r
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WHEREAS, Ethel Jesse is survived by her children, Debra
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(Don) Giger, Edward (Kim) Jesse, and Donna Maybury; her
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grandchildren, Todd (Rebekah) Giger, Samantha (Greg) Pelcak,
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Trevor (Erica) Giger, Trent (Kimi) Giger, Sarah Jesse, and
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Brayden (Dakotah) Maybury; six great-grandchildren; four bonus
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great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren, with
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one more expected; and her friends and acquaintances;
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therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Ethel Lucille Jesse and extend our sincere condolences to her
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family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
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further

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

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