IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION honoring the life and achievements of Mary Jane Grimaldi who passed away November 25, 2023.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21499, December 6, 2023
INTRODUCED BY DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer, and Sean E. Smith, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Mary Jane Grimaldi, or Jane as she was known to all who loved her, was born on December 29, 1923, in Little Rock, Arkansas, and passed away November 25, 2023, just shy of her 100th birthday; and,
WHEREAS, Jane was a devout Roman Catholic, a dedicated homemaker, and an unwavering supporter of various charitable organizations, including volunteering with the Ladies of Charity of Metropolitan Kansas City, serving the poor at Seton Center, feeding the hungry at Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Redemptorist) Church, giving emotional support and volunteer service to Birthright of Kansas City, Missouri Right to Life, the Vitae Foundation, and Serra International, just to name a few; and,
WHEREAS, Jane, alongside her late husband, Frank Grimaldi, who passed away in 2010, lived a life rooted in Kansas City, leaving an indelible mark on the community through their contributions and generosity; and,
WHEREAS, Jane was an outstanding student, attending St. Andrew's Cathedral School in Little Rock, Holy Angels Academy in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock, where she was a standout scholar, president of her senior class, president of the Press Club, editor of The Mount school newspaper, editor of the yearbook and member of the Quill and Scroll Society, holding an interest in journalism that may have inspired four of her sons to earn journalism degrees; and,
WHEREAS, Jane met her future husband, Frank, when she was a student at Mount St. Scholastica College and Frank was a student at St. Benedict's College, both in Atchison, Kansas; and,
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