Bill Text: IL SR0837 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. Dorothy B. Cornish of Peoria.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0837 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SR0837-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Dr. Dorothy B. Cornish of Peoria, who
passed away on July 24, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Dorothy Cornish was born on November 30, 1930,
in Charleston, South Carolina; her parents were John, Jr. and
Etta L. (nee Vanderhorst) Greene; she married Herman L. Cornish
on April 16, 1960 in Peoria; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Dorothy Cornish earned her Bachelor of Arts in
Physical Education and Social Science from Tuskegee University
in Alabama in 1952 and her Ph.D. from Illinois State
University; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Dorothy Cornish served with the American Red
Cross during the Korean Conflict in Seoul, Korea; she later
taught in Courtland, Alabama before coming to Peoria to serve
as the director of the girl's and women's programs at the
Carver Center; she later worked as a teacher and counselor in
Peoria School District 150 and then taught at Illinois Central
College in 1970, where she became the first director of the
Illinois Central College Perley (Downtown) Campus in 1973; she
retired in 1994 after many years of service; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Dorothy Cornish was a member of St. Vincent de
Paul Catholic Church, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the
League of Women Voters, the National Association of University
Women, and In His Footsteps; she served on various boards,
including the boards of the Tri-County Urban League, the United
Way, the Hult Health Center, and Help a Child Scholarship
Foundation, Inc.; she was also active with Susan G. Komen Race
for the Cure and founded the Growing Together Program, a joint
effort between District 150 and Illinois Central College; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Dorothy Cornish was preceded in death by her
husband, Herman; a brother, Robert L. M. "Bobby" Greene; a
niece; and a nephew; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Dorothy Cornish is survived by a son, Kenneth
(Veara) Cornish; 2 daughters, Janet (George) Davis and Kelly
(Deron) Robbins; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and
a great-great-grandson; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her
family and friends, mourn the passing of Dr. Dorothy B.
Cornish; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Dr. Dorothy Cornish as an expression

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of our sympathy.