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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Joyce Joanne Thome of |
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| Mapleton on January 5, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born November 24, 1936 in Peoria to Howard |
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| and Davena Herget Gilmore; she married Charles G. Thome on |
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| February 5, 1955 in Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, She was the originator and co-chairperson of the |
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| Jim Thome Benefit for the Children's Hospital of Illinois at |
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| OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, which has benefited |
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| many children and their families in the central Illinois area; |
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| the Benefit originated in 1995 and will celebrate its 10th |
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| anniversary on January 15, 2005; the Benefit has raised over $1 |
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| million; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her father and one |
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| great-granddaughter; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Joyce Joanne Thome will be felt by |
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| all who knew and loved her, especially her husband; her
mother |
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| and stepfather,
Davena and James Stetler; her sons, Chuck |
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| (Jada), Randy (Teri), and James (Andrea); her daughters, |
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| Jennifer (Johnny) Ellis, the twin sister of James, and Lori |
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| (Frank) Larson; her sister, Barbara (Ulysses) Dean; and her |
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| grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Joyce Joanne Thome and we extend our sincere condolences to her |
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| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest |