Bill Text: IL SR0421 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Juanita Smith Dewith Barton of Springfield.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0421 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0421-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Juanita Smith Dewith Barton of | ||||||
| 4 | Springfield, who passed away on May 8, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Juanita Barton was born in Springfield to Walter | ||||||
| 6 | B. Smith Sr. and Viola Smith Burney on October 20, 1926; she | ||||||
| 7 | attended Iles Elementary School, Feitshans High School, | ||||||
| 8 | Lincoln Land Community College, and Sangamon State University; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Juanita Barton was an employee of the Arbee | ||||||
| 11 | Printing Co., Sangamo Electric, the City of Springfield, and | ||||||
| 12 | the State of Illinois Executive Ethics Commission; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Juanita Barton was an activist, president, | ||||||
| 14 | vice-president, secretary, executive board member, board | ||||||
| 15 | member, and a member of various civic, community, and national | ||||||
| 16 | organizations; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Juanita Barton was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 18 | parents; her husband, Kenneth E. Barton Sr.; her daughter, | ||||||
| 19 | Allison Dewith Wilson and son, Eugene J. Mitchell; and her | ||||||
| 20 | siblings, Walter B. Smith Jr., Marguerite Roberts, Elwood W. | ||||||
| 21 | Smith, Robert C. Smith, James Smith, and Samuel Smith; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Juanita Barton is survived by her son, Enyo | ||||||
| 2 | Dewith; her daughters, Mrs. Charles (Cecine Dewith) Jones, Mrs. | ||||||
| 3 | William J. (Letitia Dewith) Anderson, Mrs. Stephen (Shannon | ||||||
| 4 | Dewith) McCormick, and Mrs. Juan A. (Jai Dewith) Jones; her | ||||||
| 5 | stepsons, Kenneth E. Barton Jr. (Diane) and James W. Barton | ||||||
| 6 | (Antionette); her stepdaughter, Llewelyn T. Barton; 26 | ||||||
| 7 | grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; 10 | ||||||
| 8 | great-great-grandchildren; and many beloved nieces, nephews, | ||||||
| 9 | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Juanita Smith Dewith Barton and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 13 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | ||||||
| 14 | it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Juanita Barton as an expression of | ||||||
| 17 | our deepest sympathy.
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