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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 Anna Magdalene Dixon of Auburn, who |
| 4 | | passed away on December 5, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Anna Dixon was born in Virden to John J. Madiar |
| 6 | | and Mary Mildred Havach on May 26, 1925, the seventh of ten |
| 7 | | children; she married Dale W. Dixon on September 21, 1946; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Anna Dixon worked as a waitress in a restaurant in |
| 9 | | Virden when she was young; after marrying Dale, she moved to |
| 10 | | Auburn and worked at the Auburn Market on the Auburn square; |
| 11 | | she worked as a cashier and in the meat department preparing |
| 12 | | packages for the customers; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Anna Dixon and her husband were joint Boy Scout |
| 14 | | masters for over 30 years; they loved the children in Troup 56 |
| 15 | | and made them part of the family; she and her husband took |
| 16 | | numerous trips around the country, and one of her favorite |
| 17 | | places to camp was in the pine tree area at Siloam Springs |
| 18 | | State Park; the couple also enjoyed making toys in their |
| 19 | | workshop and spent many hours crafting these toys so that they |
| 20 | | could then take them to craft shows to sell or give away; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Anna Dixon was a very loving person and was loved |
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| 1 | | by everyone in return; she was a great listener and generous |
| 2 | | with providing love, comfort, and support; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Anna Dixon was preceded in death by her husband, |
| 4 | | Dale; her parents; all of her siblings; her grandson, Todd |
| 5 | | Dixon; and her great-great-grandson, Lincoln McDermand; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Anna Dixon is survived by her children, James |
| 7 | | (Linda) Dixon, Marianne (Gordon) Nave, Richard (Cindy) Dixon, |
| 8 | | and Daniel Dixon; her grandchildren, Dawn Boyd, Ginger Nave, |
| 9 | | Dutch Nave, Jessica (Dixon) Hollingworth, and Tony Dixon; and |
| 10 | | her great-grandchildren, Kayla (Boyd) Tomczyk, Jordynn (Boyd) |
| 11 | | McDermand, Gracy Nave, and Issac Nave; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 14 | | Anna Magdalene Dixon and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 16 | | further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to the family of Anna Dixon as an expression of our |
| 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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