Bill Text: IL SR2246 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dorothy "Dottie" Byrn Spence.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2246 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2246-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 Dorothy "Dottie" Byrn Spence, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on September 17, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Spence was born on June 25, 1931, in | ||||||
| 6 | Gallatin, Tennessee; his parents were Mary and Philip Maynard | ||||||
| 7 | Byrn; she married George Spence in 1950; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Spence lived in Alton for over 50 years; | ||||||
| 9 | she served on the Madison County Board, sold real estate, and | ||||||
| 10 | devoted countless hours to P.E.O., the Community Service | ||||||
| 11 | League, and the Easter Seals Society; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Spence enjoyed spending summers at a | ||||||
| 13 | cottage in Chautauqua, spending time with her friends, nature, | ||||||
| 14 | and playing bridge; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Spence was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 16 | husband, George; her sisters, Brodie Shaw and Marion Tobias; | ||||||
| 17 | and her brother, James Byrn; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Spence is survived by her daughters, Lisa | ||||||
| 19 | Spence Huber, Sharon Spence, and Dixie Spence Taylor; her | ||||||
| 20 | grandchildren, John and Michael Huber (Margaret Rogers), | ||||||
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| 1 | Molly, William, and Paul (Teresa Feathers) Salomon, and Abby | ||||||
| 2 | and Mary Caroline Taylor; and her great-granddaughter, Nora | ||||||
| 3 | Feathers; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | ||||||
| 6 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Dorothy "Dottie" Byrn | ||||||
| 7 | Spence; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to the family of Dorothy Spence as an expression of | ||||||
| 10 | our sympathy.
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