Bill Text: IL SR0894 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Diane Bond of Decatur.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0894 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0894-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Diane Bond of Decatur, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on March 31, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Diane Bond was born to Jonas and Annie (Currie) | ||||||
| 6 | Bond in Brownsville, Tennessee on October 14, 1953; at the age | ||||||
| 7 | of two, she and her family relocated to Decatur, where she | ||||||
| 8 | resided for the rest of her life; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Diane Bond worked as a valued employee of | ||||||
| 10 | Firestone for over 20 years; over the course of her career, she | ||||||
| 11 | was noted for her unwavering dedication, work ethic, and | ||||||
| 12 | loyalty; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Diane Bond committed to her faith at an early | ||||||
| 14 | age, becoming a charter member of Church of the Living God | ||||||
| 15 | Temple #1; she later became a devoted member of Main Street | ||||||
| 16 | Church of Decatur, where she served as head greeter and vice | ||||||
| 17 | president of the Usher Board; she also co-founded the church's | ||||||
| 18 | 50 and older group and was involved in its Mission Ministry and | ||||||
| 19 | the grandparent program, Youth With a Positive Direction; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Diane Bond loved engaging in heartfelt | ||||||
| 21 | conversations over the phone, connecting with loved ones near | ||||||
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| 1 | and far, and delighted in shopping adventures with her niece, | ||||||
| 2 | Shaquita; she also enjoyed spending time at the YMCA and | ||||||
| 3 | attending meals with friends from the Every Other Friday | ||||||
| 4 | Dinner Crew; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Diane Bond was the matriarch of the Bond family, | ||||||
| 6 | serving as a beacon of support and encouragement and never | ||||||
| 7 | missing an event, game, graduation, or celebration of her | ||||||
| 8 | loved ones; her warm and welcoming nature created a safe haven | ||||||
| 9 | for all who knew her; she touched the lives of many, and she | ||||||
| 10 | will be remembered for her unwavering faith, boundless love, | ||||||
| 11 | and selfless service; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Diane Bond was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
| 13 | her sisters, Willen (David) Kennedy, Mary (George) Ross, | ||||||
| 14 | Lorine Bond, Annie (Bessie) Bond, Josie Bond, and Georgia | ||||||
| 15 | Green; her brothers, John (Linnie Rose) Bond, Jimmie (Irene) | ||||||
| 16 | Bond, Bobby Bond, Charlie T. (Juanita) Bond, Albert Bond, | ||||||
| 17 | Sylvester Bond, James Bond, and Roger Walker Jr.; and her | ||||||
| 18 | nephew, Lamon Bond; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Diane Bond is survived by her daughters, Martina | ||||||
| 20 | Bond and Shannon Bond Joyner; her grandchildren, Javaughn | ||||||
| 21 | Rivers, Amaris Joyner, Tristian Joyner, and MaCarlon Young; | ||||||
| 22 | her great-grandchildren, Kingston, Kannon, and Logan; her | ||||||
| 23 | sister-in-law, Mary Bond; her godsiblings, Dr. Thomas | ||||||
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| 1 | (Margaret) Walker, Arthur Lee (Terri) Walker, and Hilda | ||||||
| 2 | Walker; her special cousins, Clara Clark and Mildred Taylor; | ||||||
| 3 | her special sisters, Concetta Guyse, Velma Pryor, Rachael | ||||||
| 4 | Penermann, and Carol Estes; a host of cousins; her Main Street | ||||||
| 5 | Church family; and a multitude of friends; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 8 | Diane Bond and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | ||||||
| 9 | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
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