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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 Erika Lyn Dial of Decatur, who passed |
| 4 | | away on November 29, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Erika Dial was born in Decatur on May 11, 1969 to |
| 6 | | Allan Kent and Myra Joy (nee Strader) Coy; she graduated from |
| 7 | | MacArthur High School in 1987 and attended Richland Community |
| 8 | | College, majoring in child care; she married Matthew Eugene |
| 9 | | "Matt" Dial on April 1, 1989 at Decatur First Nazarene; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Erika Dial worked at the First National Bank of |
| 11 | | Decatur, the Humpty Dumpty Child Development Center, |
| 12 | | Enterprise Elementary School, and the Kids-N-Fitness child |
| 13 | | care center; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Erika Dial enjoyed bowling for many years, mainly |
| 15 | | at the former Eldorado Bowling Alley; she was affectionately |
| 16 | | known as "Mama Dial" to many; she loved her kids more than |
| 17 | | anything and accompanied them to all their school events and |
| 18 | | activities; she was thrilled to become a grandmother, welcoming |
| 19 | | little Sophia Patricia Dial into her heart and arms; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Erika Dial was preceded in death by her father, |
| 21 | | Allan; her father-in-law, David Eugene Dial; her first cousin, |
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| 1 | | Scottie Strader; and her grandparents; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Erika Dial is survived by her husband of 25 years, |
| 3 | | Matt Dial; their son, Nic Dial and his family, Samantha and |
| 4 | | 6-month-old Sophia Dial; their daughter, Elizabeth Dial and her |
| 5 | | special friend, Chris Lowe; her mother, Myra J. Coy; her |
| 6 | | siblings, David Kent Coy, Diana (Butch) Snyder, Kevin (Judy) |
| 7 | | Coy, Karen (Brian) Stock, and Ellen (Howie) Baker; her |
| 8 | | mother-in-law, Nancy (Dan) McCain; her brother-in-law, Justin |
| 9 | | (Jennifer) Dial and their son, David Dial; her best friend of |
| 10 | | many years, Lynette Hunt; a special family friend, Danny |
| 11 | | Whipple; her special cousin, Stefanie Gardner; her nieces and |
| 12 | | nephews, Tony Snyder, Keely Fiore, John Snyder, Andy Coy, Danny |
| 13 | | Coy, Sam Coy, Rachel Malachuk, Aaron Stock, Megan Stock, Brett |
| 14 | | Stock, Aimee Younker, Allison Baker, and Adam Baker, plus 13 |
| 15 | | and another-on-the way in the next generation; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Erika Lyn Dial, and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Erika Dial as an expression of our |
| 23 | | deepest sympathy.
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