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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 Lelia Joyce Moore, who passed away on |
| 4 | | December 28, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Moore was born to George Edward and Annie |
| 6 | | Mae (Neil) Martin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on November 23, |
| 7 | | 1924; she immigrated with her family to Chicago when she was |
| 8 | | three; she majored in music at Millikin University and |
| 9 | | graduated with a teaching degree; she was a member and served |
| 10 | | as chapter president of Pi Beta Phi Sorority; she was also a |
| 11 | | member of the Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Upon graduation, Joyce Moore accepted a position |
| 13 | | teaching music in Sullivan, where she met the fellow teacher, |
| 14 | | J.C. Moore, who would become her husband in 1949; they moved to |
| 15 | | Mattoon in 1962, and she then taught music at Franklin |
| 16 | | Elementary School and Jefferson Junior High in Mattoon; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Moore was an avid reader who loved visiting |
| 18 | | the library; she and her husband were master bridge players and |
| 19 | | accomplished dancers and enjoyed playing golf together, |
| 20 | | especially with their Friday night golf group with friends at |
| 21 | | the Mattoon Country Club; they were both members of the First |
| 22 | | Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years; she was devoted to |
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| 1 | | her family and was an inspiration to many; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Moore was preceded in death by her husband |
| 3 | | and her granddaughter, Stacia Olsen; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Moore is survived by her three daughters, |
| 5 | | Debbie (Chris) Olsen, Deanna (Chris) Andriano, and Julie (Doug) |
| 6 | | Moore Wolfe; her grandchildren, Matt (Jeanine) Andriano, Paige |
| 7 | | (Kevin) Toth, Lisa (Anthony) Julian, Bryce Olsen, Scott (Jenny) |
| 8 | | Andriano, Travis (Alison Kite) Wolfe, Hannah Wolfe, and Mallory |
| 9 | | Wolfe; and her great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Anna, and Kate |
| 10 | | Andriano, Henry, Sam, and Jack Toth, Jimmy, Emily, and Joseph |
| 11 | | Julian, and Scarlett and Pearl Andriano; 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 | | Lelia Joyce Moore 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
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| 18 | | presented to the family of Joyce Moore as an expression of
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| 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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