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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 Dorothy Loy Lyon Pogue of Godfrey, who |
4 | | passed away on December 13, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Pogue was born in Carey, Ohio to John and |
6 | | Helen (Whitlock) Loy on December 1, 1925; she graduated from |
7 | | Findlay High School in Ohio and then Depauw University in |
8 | | Greencastle, Indiana in 1947; she studied psychology at Indiana |
9 | | University and married the Reverend Dr. Richard Lyon in 1948; |
10 | | and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Pogue earned her pilots license and was an |
12 | | accomplished organist; she loved classical music, playing |
13 | | bridge, and doing crossword puzzles; she cooked amazing chicken |
14 | | livers and onions; she was quick to correct the grammar and |
15 | | table manners of her children, and sometimes others; she spent |
16 | | her winters in Naples, Florida for 46 years; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Pogue was a member of the Junior League of |
18 | | Alton, Illinois State Chapter of P.E.O., and served as a deacon |
19 | | at First Presbyterian Church of Alton; she relished her many |
20 | | foreign adventures with Richard and friends; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Pogue married Joe H. Pogue in 2003 after |