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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Valli Rebecca Montgomery Tolleson of
4Gurnee, who passed away on April 28, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Valli Tolleson was born in Waukegan to Gladys
6Marian (Humbert) and John "Jack" Robert Montgomery on July 25,
71945; she attended Whittier Elementary School and Daniel
8Webster Secondary School; she graduated from Waukegan High
9School in 1963; she married John Carroll Tolleson in Waukegan
10at the Post Chapel, U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes on
11October 19, 1968; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Valli Tolleson worked as a teller at the First
13National Bank in Waukegan; she then began a long and successful
14career at Abbott Laboratories; she retired from Abbott after 25
15years of service; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Valli Tolleson had a love for embroidery work; she
17also enjoyed gardening, spending time with friends, and
18traveling, especially to England, Scotland, and Wales; she
19enjoyed visiting the farm in Waldwick, Wisconsin, where her
20mother was raised, and attending the Cornish festival in
21Mineral Point, Wisconsin; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Valli Tolleson had a great sense of humor; she was
2a wonderful hostess and had some of the best gatherings during
3holidays for family and friends; her Fourth of July parties
4were some of the finest; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Valli Tolleson was preceded in death by her
6parents and her brother-in-law, Gerald Edgar Tolleson; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Valli Tolleson is survived by her husband of over
850 years, John; her brother, Robert Bruce (Beverly "Bev")
9Montgomery; her brother-in-law, Donald William (Barbara)
10Tolleson; her niece, Kari Ann Montgomery; her niece, Lisa Marie
11Montgomery; her niece, Shannon Cassondra Tolleson; her cousin,
12Jack Terrill Humbert; her miniature Dachshunds, Guinness and
13Lacy; and numerous close family friends and their families;
14therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
17Valli Rebecca Montgomery Tolleson and extend our sincere
18condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
19her; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the family of Valli Tolleson as an expression of
22our deepest sympathy.