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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Joyce Lee Sowerby of Thayer, who passed
4 away on January 22, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby was born on November 25, 1939 in
6 Thayer; she was the daughter of George H. and Mary L. Gazda
7 Sowerby; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby graduated from Virden High School in
9 1957; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby worked for the Illinois Department
11 of Revenue as a public service administrator, serving more than
12 46 years with the Department; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby was a member of Sacred Heart Church
14 in Virden; she was an avid bowler and member of the Springfield
15 Bowling Association, where she was a past president; she
16 enjoyed attending area live theater performances; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby was preceded in death by her father,
18 George; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby is survived by her mother, Mary; her

 

 

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1 sister, Linda Mae Miller; her nephews, Mark E. Tisckos and Chad
2 M. (Vivian) Tisckos; and her great-niece, Stephanie N. Tisckos;
3 therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
5 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
6 her family and friends, the passing of Joyce Sowerby; and be it
7 further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the family of Joyce Sowerby as an expression of
10 our sympathy.