MEMORIAL-NANCY K. OLSEN

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SR0748
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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 Nancy Kay Olsen, who passed away on
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March 19, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Nancy Olsen was born to Thomas C. and Flossea K.
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"Kathryn" (McKinney) Wanless in Springfield on March 11, 1950;
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she spent her childhood living in various places, including
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California and Las Vegas, Nevada, before returning to her
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birthplace during her senior year of high school, and she
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consequently graduated from Springfield High School before
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returning to Las Vegas; she married Wm. Richard "Rick" Olsen
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in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 22, 1970; and

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WHEREAS, After spending three years in Minneapolis, Nancy
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Olsen and her husband Rick moved to Williamsville, Illinois to
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be closer to her family; while there, she continued her
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education, taking accounting classes at Lincoln Land Community
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College; she invested her heart and soul into her family,
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managing various family businesses with a grace and efficiency
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that was admired by all who knew her, and her work included a
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nursery at Sangamon Prairie Pork Farm in Williamsville, the
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Country Corner General Store, previously known as Bud's
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Corner, in Springfield, and the Lithia Resort in Shelbyville
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for more than 20 years; and

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WHEREAS, Nancy Olsen's faith was an integral part of her
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life, which she instilled in her family, guiding them with a
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gentle and steadfast hand; while residing in Williamsville,
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she was an active member of the Sherman United Methodist
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Church; and

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WHEREAS, Nancy Olsen's interests were as varied as they
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were fulfilling; she treasured spending time with her family,
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and her hobbies included traveling to Yuma, Arizona, immersing
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herself in the pages of a good book, meticulously piecing
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together puzzles, and tending to her cherished plants; and

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WHEREAS, Nancy Olsen was an exemplar of love and kindness
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and possessed a zest for life and a love of learning; and

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WHEREAS, Nancy Olsen was preceded in death by her parents;
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her grandmother, Mary Elizabeth McKinney; her son, Richard
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Thomas Olsen; her cousins-in-law, Kenny Jacobs, Bob Caudill,
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and Dawn Ketchum; her brother-in-law, Daniel Olsen; and her
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cousins, Susan Kilby, John Jacobs, and Tayna Jacobs; and

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WHEREAS, Nancy Olsen is survived by her life partner of
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more than 50 years, Rick; her daughter, Cynthia (Andy) Alepra;
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her grandchildren, Paige and Aden Parmenter; her
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step-grandchildren, Kenneth Alepra and Joseph Alepra; her

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sister, Karen (Thomas) Frere; her nephews, Thomas (Heidi)
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Frere, Christopher (Jennifer) Frere, Jeffery (Anna) Olsen,
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Chad (Kayci) Olsen, and Tucker (Rachel) Olsen; her niece,
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Elizabeth (Matt) Starman; her stepbrother, Vernon (Elsie)
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Brink; her cousins, James Ketchum, Charles (Paula) Ketchum,
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and Mary Jacobs; her siblings-in-law, Nancy Jeanne Zins, Susan
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(John) Atchison, Micky Caudill, and Mark (Maria) Olsen; and
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several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and
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extended cousins; 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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Nancy Kay Olsen 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 Nancy Olsen as an expression of our
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deepest sympathy.

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