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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of Joseph Dunn of Chatham, who passed away |
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| on July 4, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Dunn was born on March 27, 1953; his |
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| parents were Ernest Benjamin and Johanna Mifflin Dunn; he |
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| married Tempa Aldridge on April 30, 1977; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Dunn graduated from Newman High School in |
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| 1971; he served as the Student Senate speaker at Eastern |
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| Illinois University, where he graduated with a bachelor's |
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| degree in political science in 1975; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Dunn served as the downstate director for |
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| U.S. Senator Paul Simon; he recently served as the director for |
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| the Illinois Coalition for Community Services (ICCS), where he |
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| worked tirelessly to better the lives of people living in |
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| poverty by changing public policy and providing creative |
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| community solutions; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Dunn was active in the First Church of the |
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| Brethren, where he served as the church board chairman and lead |
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| adult at the Sunday School; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Dunn loved his hosta garden; his yard was |
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| described as a tranquil haven; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Dunn was preceded in death by his mother; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Dunn is survived by his wife, Tempa; his |
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| daughters, Abby Dunn (companion, Ryan Oberholtzer) and Katie |
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| Dunn; his grandchildren, Norah Grace and Rowan Oberholtzer; his |
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| father; his brother, Tom (wife, Elaine) Dunn; his grandmother, |
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| Thelma Mifflin; his father-in-law, Tom Aldridge; his |
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| sister-in-law, Lucretia Stoelzle; his niece, Lauren Stoelzle; |
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| and his nephews, Aaron (wife, Michelle) Dunn and Kyle (wife, |
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| Stacey) Dunn; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the death of Joseph Dunn; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Joseph Dunn as an expression of our |
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| sympathy.
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