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This resolution, passed by the Illinois Senate, expresses sorrow and condolences on the death of Wenonah M. Bish of Sherman, who passed away on November 1, 2025, at the age of 113, making her the oldest resident of Illinois at the time of her passing. The resolution acknowledges her birth in Springfield in 1912, her education in local schools, her marriage to Edgar A. Bish, and her career as an assembly line worker at Sangamo Electric Company. It also highlights her strong faith as a longtime member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church, her personal style, her enjoyment of family and friends' visits and calls, and her favorite birthday meals. The resolution lists her deceased parents, siblings, and son, and acknowledges her surviving daughter, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and other relatives and friends, concluding with a formal expression of sympathy and a commitment to present a copy of the resolution to her family.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=518&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SR&SessionID=114&GA=104