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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Blanche F. Gavigan, of Waukegan,
4 Illinois, who passed away on August 2, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Blanche Gavigan will be remembered for her
6 positive attitude and faith; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Blanche Gavigan loved dancing in her younger days;
8 she loved to laugh and spend time with her family; she loved to
9 listen to Ron Santo talk about the Chicago Cubs; she loved
10 playing bingo; but she will be remembered most of all for the
11 love she had for her family, and how she would tell anyone who
12 would listen about them; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Blanche Gavigan was a member of St. Anastasia
14 Parish and the Anastasians; she worked as a Civil Service
15 Supervisor at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, retiring
16 after 30 years of service; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Blanche Gavigan was preceded in death by her
18 husband, William; her grandson, Thomas Gavigan; her parents,
19 Harry and Nellie (nee Tiffany) Bristol; her brothers, Lawrence
20 and Russell Bristol; and her sister, Genevieve Osmond; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Blanche Gavigan is survived by her children,
22 Patrick (Bernadette) Gavigan, Nancy (James) LeMieux, Peggy
23 (Bob) Asma, Mary Jen (the late Ned) Fisher, and Mike (Kim)
24 Gavigan; her 20 grandchildren; her 24 great-grandchildren; and
25 her caregiver, Ule; therefore, be it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
28 Blanche F. Gavigan and extend our sympathies to her family and
29 friends at this time; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Blanche Gavigan.