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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Celestine E. "Sally" Lyons of Raymond, 
4who passed away on July 5, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Celestine Lyons was born in Harvey on May 3, 1921 
6to Frank and Bessie (nee File) Krager; she graduated from 
7Raymond High School and Browns Business College in Springfield; 
8she married John Lyons in 1943; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Celestine Lyons worked for 30 years at the First 
10National Bank in Raymond, beginning as a teller and rising to 
11Vice-President; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Celestine Lyons was a member of St. Raymond 
13Catholic Church in Raymond and the Council of Catholic Women; 
14and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Celestine Lyons was preceded in death by her 
16parents; husband, John; daughter, Jean Wankum; sister, Frances 
17Herman; and 3 brothers, Lawrence Krager, John Krager, and 
18Howard "Tony" Krager; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Celestine Lyons is survived by 3 sons, Richard 
20(Sharon) Lyons, James Lyons, and Greg (JoEllen) Lyons; 7 
 
 
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1grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mary 
2(Shirlen) Rosenthal; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
5Celestine E. "Sally" Lyons, and extend our sincere condolences 
6to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be 
7it further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the family of Celestine Lyons as an expression of 
10our deepest  sympathy.