Bill Text: IL SR1178 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jean C. Lennon of Joliet.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1178 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SR1178-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Jean C. Lennon of Joliet, who passed away
on November 19, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Jean Lennon was born in Chicago to Arthur and
Alice (Hilbert) Canty on March 20, 1928; she was raised on the
south side of Chicago and loved spending her summers at Camp
Lake, Wisconsin; she graduated from Little Flower Grade School
and Mercy High School in Chicago; she earned her bachelor's
degree as an Art and English major from the University of
Illinois; she married Colonel Arthur T. Lennon in 1951 and they
lived in Alabama and the Washington, D.C. area before moving to
Joliet in 1953; and
WHEREAS, Jean Lennon taught art and architecture at the
Chicago Vocational School for a year; her true passion was
teaching English as a Second Language, including vocational
language, at Joliet Township High School for 10 years; she was
proud to have taught and mentored many Indochinese and other
refugees in the Joliet area; and
WHEREAS, Jean Lennon was a member of St. Paul the Apostle
Catholic Church, St. Paul the Apostle Women's Club, and the
Visitation and Aid Society of Joliet, where she served as

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Welfare Chair; she was a former member of the Newcomers Club of
Joliet and the Junior Women's Club; she served as an election
judge for 35 years and was known for her election soup by her
fellow election judges, candidates who stopped by, and those
who voted in her garage polling place; and
WHEREAS, Jean Lennon was preceded in death by her husband,
Arthur; her beloved daughter, Elizabeth "Lisa" Lennon; her
loving son, Arthur "Bud" C. Lennon; her great-granddaughter,
Kathleen Rawlinson; her parents; and her sister, Alice
O'Shaughnessy; and
WHEREAS, Jean Lennon is survived by her daughter, the
Honorable Dinah (John) Archambeault; her son, John H. Lennon;
her daughter-in-law, Rebecca Lennon; her "daughter", Mary
Kohler; her grandchildren, Elizabeth "Lisa" (Steven) Thomas,
John "Johnny" L. Archambeault, Mary "Molly" (Adam) Rawlinson,
Ashley (Mark) Conner, Michael Lennon, Caitlin Lennon, and
Claire Lennon; her great-grandchildren, Emma and Michael
Thomas and Christian, Justice, Liberty, and Valor Rawlinson;
three nieces; one nephew; and numerous cousins; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Jean C. Lennon, and extend our sincere condolences to her

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family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Jean Lennon as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.