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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Sydney Rose Putnam of Springfield, who 
4passed away on July 25, 2023; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Sydney Putnam was born to Dennis James and Sally 
6Ann Skufca Putnam in Springfield on February 9, 1996; she 
7graduated from Rochester High School and earned her CNA 
8license from Lincoln Land Community College; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Sydney Putnam worked at Osaka Japanese Restaurant 
10in Springfield; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Sydney Putnam enjoyed spending time with her 
12family, especially her nieces and nephews, and her dog, Mel 
13Mel; she loved being at the pool and making people laugh; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Sydney Putnam was creative, artistic, and 
15fun-loving, and she was known for her great sense of humor; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Sydney Putnam was preceded in death by her 
17maternal grandmother, Rosella Skufca, and her  paternal 
18grandparents, James A. Putnam, Betty Putnam, and Diana Putnam; 
19and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Sydney Putnam is survived by her mother, Sally 
2Putnam; her father, Dennis (Theresa Bietsch) Putnam; her 
3grandfather, John Skufca; her  siblings, Jacob (Julie) 
4Stapleton, Kelsi (Caleb) Worsham, Nicole Stapleton, and Erin 
5(Jake) Miller; her nieces and nephews, Wyatt, Walsh, Willow 
6"Big Will", Iris, McKena, Dean, and Evelyn; her cousins, 
7Adeline, Eleanor, and Jack; and many other cousins, aunts, and 
8uncles; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

11Sydney Rose Putnam and extend our sincere
condolences to her 
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

15presented to the family of Sydney Putnam as an expression of

16our deepest sympathy.