Illinois SR 782: MEMORIAL-OPAL D. RICE

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SR0782LRB104 21751 LAW 37415 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Opal Delores Rice, who passed away on 

4April 20, 2026; and

5 WHEREAS, Opal Rice was born to Charles E. James Sr. and 

6Flora B. Turner in St. Louis, Missouri on June 28, 1949; she 

7attended Sawyer College of Business in Waukegan, Illinois in 

81968; she married Thomas R. May in August 1969, with whom she 

9had three daughters and remained friends throughout her life; 

10she later married Alphonso Rice in July 1981, and they shared 

1144 years of marriage together; and

12 WHEREAS, Opal Rice worked as a proof operator and bank 

13teller at First Midwest Bank, and she later served the City of 

14Waukegan Police Department from 1978 to 1988, where she worked 

15as a communications I dispatcher, a clerical tech II, and a 

16victim services advocate; she later began a career with 

17Commonwealth Edison, retiring as a senior customer service 

18representative in 2003 so she could devote more time to 

19helping raise her grandchildren; she started her successful 

20career as an independent representative for Avon in 2000, and 

21she continued it with passion and commitment throughout her 

22life, earning recognition in the Avon President's Club on 

23multiple occasions; and

SR0782- 2 -LRB104 21751 LAW 37415 r

1 WHEREAS, Opal Rice proudly served as a trustee of the 

2Waukegan Township Board from 2017 to 2021; she also served as a 

3secretary and a treasurer for reelection campaigns, was a 

4member of the Senior Citizens Service Committee (SCSC), became 

5a founding member of the Distinguished Visionaries Committee, 

6and was a valued member for the Thousand Dollar Club for the