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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3		Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Barbara
4		A. Murphy of Glen Ellyn, who passed away on March 3, 2019; and
5		WHEREAS, Barbara Murphy was born on December 24, 1937 and
6		grew up in Connecticut, where she attended Greenwich Academy;
7		she attended Skidmore College in New York and settled in Glen
8		Ellyn in 1962; and
9		WHEREAS, Barbara Murphy was the longest serving DuPage
10		County Republican Chairwoman; she was dedicated to good
11		government and the Republican Party; she began her career as a
12		volunteer for Richard Nixon's campaign in California in 1960;
13		she was the first woman to be elected as a Milton Township
14		Trustee and the first woman to be elected as chairman of the
15		Milton Township Republican Central Committee; she served under
16		Secretaries of State George Ryan and Jesse White as a member of
17		the Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Board; she was appointed to
18		the Illinois Toll Highway Advisory Board by Governor Jim Edgar
19		and served for five years; she was a state central
20		committeewoman for the 6th Congressional District in the 1980s;
21		most recently, she was on the boards of the DuPage Civic Center
22		Authority and the DuPage County Domestic Violence Task Force;
23		and

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1		WHEREAS, Barbara Murphy was a former co-owner of the Daffy
2		Down Dilly gift shop in Glen Ellyn; and
3		WHEREAS, Barbara Murphy was a member of the Inland Western
4		Retail Sales Trust Board; she was a founding member of The
5		Friends of Family Shelter; and
6		WHEREAS, Barbara Murphy is survived by her sons, David
7		(Patti), Jeffrey (Kim), Brooks (Amy), and Bradley (Bridget);
8		nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; therefore,
9		be it
10		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11		HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12		we mourn the passing of Barbara A. Murphy and extend our
13		sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew
14		and loved her; and be it further
15		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16		presented to the family of Barbara Murphy as an expression of
17		our deepest sympathy.