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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Dorothy Constance "Connie" Schofield of 
4Lake Barrington Shores, who passed away on July 6, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dorothy Schofield was born in Pittsburgh, 
6Pennsylvania to  James and Dorothy Henry on March 24, 1936; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Dorothy Schofield ran for Village of Lake 
8Barrington trustee as a "55-year-old housewife"; she later 
9served  as village president, a village trustee, and board 
10member of governmental district and community service 
11organizations; she  served as a Lake Barrington trustee from 
121991 to 1997 and then as village president from 1997 through 
132005; during her tenure as village president, she served on the 
14board of the Barrington Area Council of Governments, serving as 
15chairperson from 1999 to 2000; in addition, she  was a director 
16of the board of the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County during 
17the 1990s and was named chair of the 40-member board from 1999 
18to 2004; she  came out of retirement in 2005 to join the board 
19for Barrington Area Council on Aging; in April of 2009, she 
20rejoined Lake Barrington's village board as a trustee, and in 
21total served her community tirelessly for more than 20 years 
22before officially retiring in August of 2016; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Dorothy Schofield has served on various 
2committees and was known for her very popular donation to 
3BACOA's annual wine tasting auction - 12 dozen homemade 
4Christmas cookies; she was  a longtime member of Saint Mary of 
5the Annunciation Church in Mundelein, where she served as a 
6coordinator of Eucharistic Ministers for many years; and
 

  
7    WHEREAS, Dorothy Schofield was preceded in death by her 
8parents and her sister, Shirley (Ted) Malone; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Dorothy Schofield is survived by her husband of 
10over 60 years, Thomas E. Schofield Sr.; her children, Kimberley 
11Burns (Pat), Maureen Denison, Jeanne Worden (Scott), and Tom 
12(Michelle); her grandchildren, Mark, Katie, Kevin, Allison 
13(Brad), Kala, Kyle, Tommy, Caroline, Grace, Lauren, Patrick, 
14Nicholas, Annabelle, Elise, and Michael; her 
15great-grandchildren, Kendyl and Jackson; her sisters, Mary Lou 
16(Chuck) Hrach and Suzanne (Austin) Tighe; and many nieces and 
17nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
20Dorothy Constance "Connie" Schofield, and extend our sincere 
21condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
22her; and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2presented to  the family of  Dorothy Schofield as an expression 
3of our deepest sympathy.