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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 Rosiland Dennis of Springfield, who |
| 4 | | passed away on December 6, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rosiland Dennis was born in Santa Barbara, |
| 6 | | California to Emil J. and Virginia M. (Taylor) Milligan on May |
| 7 | | 13, 1945; she graduated from high school in Crooksville, Ohio |
| 8 | | in 1963 and earned a bachelor's degree in social work from The |
| 9 | | Ohio State University; she earned a master's degree in social |
| 10 | | work from the University of Illinois, where she received the |
| 11 | | Mark Hale Award for scholastic excellence; she married Herbert |
| 12 | | "Herb" Dennis in Crooksville on June 17, 1967; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Rosiland Dennis worked for the Sangamon Area |
| 14 | | Special Education District and the Pleasant Plains School |
| 15 | | District for 30 years; she was passionate about working with |
| 16 | | children through counseling and strengthening them to become |
| 17 | | productive adults; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Rosiland Dennis was a founding member of the |
| 19 | | School Social Workers of America; she served as a board member |
| 20 | | and former president of the Illinois Association of School |
| 21 | | Social Workers (IASSW) and was a chairwoman for the IASSW State |
| 22 | | Conference for numerous years; she volunteered with Habitat for |
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| 1 | | Humanity and was a member of the board for the University of |
| 2 | | Illinois School of Social Work; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Rosiland Dennis was a member of Christ the King |
| 4 | | Catholic Church, where she was a charter member of the adult |
| 5 | | choir and a member of the funeral choir; she comforted |
| 6 | | countless families by helping prepare funeral luncheons and was |
| 7 | | a member of the Polly Roesch King's Daughters Circle; her |
| 8 | | favorite hobbies were traveling, reading, gardening, and |
| 9 | | spending time with her grandchildren; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rosiland Dennis was preceded in death by her |
| 11 | | parents; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rosiland Dennis is survived by her husband of 52 |
| 13 | | years, Herbert; her children, Lara, Matthew (Amy), and Mark |
| 14 | | (Rachel) Dennis; her grandchildren, Jackson Blackwell, Lincoln |
| 15 | | and Stella Rose Willoughby, Andrew, Michael, Patrick, and |
| 16 | | Catherine Dennis, and Charlotte, Cora, and Cecilia Dennis; her |
| 17 | | sisters, Erin Arnett and Jodi (Kevin) O'Connell; and several |
| 18 | | nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | Rosiland Dennis and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |