SR0290 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0290 LRB103 32254 ECR 61492 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Priscilla (Burhans) Frampton, who passed away on June 30, 2022 at the age of 91; and

WHEREAS, Priscilla Frampton was born to Nathanial and Vaughtie Burhans on October 12, 1930; and

WHEREAS, Priscilla Frampton was a graduate of George Washington High School in Alexandria, Virginia and later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English Education; she was in the I.L.S. (Integrated Liberal Arts Studies) program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; and

WHEREAS, Priscilla Frampton worked as a paraprofessional librarian at the Maryland Enoch Pratt Free Library, the public library of Baltimore; and

WHEREAS, Priscilla Frampton continued her education by earning a Master of Arts degree in Library Science from the University of Michigan; she became a cataloger in the main library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and

WHEREAS, Priscilla Frampton met her husband, Elon W. Frampton, at the Wesley Foundation of the United Methodist Church, and they wed in Alexandria on August 16, 1958; and

WHEREAS, Priscilla Frampton and her husband settled in Houston, Texas when Elon joined the faculty at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and later moved to DeKalb; and

WHEREAS, Priscilla Frampton volunteered in the learning center at Roberts School, served as a food pantry volunteer, participated in the Methodist Church book club, and was a seasonal worker in the Registration and Records Department at Northern Illinois University; and

WHEREAS, Priscilla Frampton was deeply passionate about current events, history, reading, cooking, and travel; and

WHEREAS, Priscilla Frampton was gifted at making lifelong friends wherever she went, and she will be greatly missed for her intellectual curiosity, sense of humor, smile, and, most of all, her loving presence; and

WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Priscilla Frampton was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and her sister, Barbara; and

WHEREAS, Priscilla Frampton is survived by her identical twin sister, Cynthia Burhans; her son, Richard; and her daughter, Gail; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Priscilla (Burhans) Frampton and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Priscilla (Burhans) Frampton as an expression of our deepest sympathy.