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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Georgiann Goodson, who passed away on May
4 25, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Georgiann Goodson was born in Joliet in 1927; she
6 spent most of her life promoting and practicing the belief that
7 live theatre and its attending arts are as vital to the human
8 spirit and collective humanity as food and drink; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Georgiann Goodson dedicated much of her life to
10 the production and performance of fine art; she served as the
11 manager of the Will-Joliet Bicentennial Park Theatre from 1977
12 to 1999; she served as president and was a 55-year member of
13 the Joliet Drama Guild; she directed and performed at each of
14 the Guild's venues, including the Totem Pole Playhouse, the
15 Orpheum Theatre, the Curbside Playhouse, and Bicentennial
16 Park, and arranged poetry readings at numerous organizations;
17 she also created the Christmas Gnome Show, now an annual family
18 fixture in Will County, early in her tenure at the Park; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Georgiann Goodson was married to Glenn Goodson for
20 over 50 years; together, they explored Chicago's smaller ethnic
21 restaurants and neighborhoods during the 1950s to the 1980s,
22 long before they were in fashion; they also explored foreign

 

 

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1 films and nascent experimental theatre in Chicago; some of
2 their most exciting theatre experiences took place in their
3 living room with plays and poetry readings among assembled
4 "gatherings" of various artists throughout the country; they
5 also hosted the annual Theatre Patshiva Golf Tournament, where
6 actors would come from around the country to test their skills
7 against Big Run and Cog Hill #2; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Georgiann Goodson was preceded in death by her
9 husband; she will be dearly missed by her close friends, John
10 Lordan and Sue Martin; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Georgiann Goodson's dedication to her profession
12 and her willingness to bring fine art into the lives of others
13 will be missed greatly by all she knew and loved; therefore, be
14 it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
16 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
17 her family and friends, the passing of Georgiann Goodson; and
18 be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to the family of Georgiann Goodson as an expression
21 of our sympathy.