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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of June L. Ware of Jacksonville, who passed
4 away on March 27, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, June Ware and her identical twin sister, Jane,
6 were born on July 12, 1938, to James and Katye Callaway Lamar
7 in Seagraves, Texas; their father died when the girls were 3
8 years old; their mother married Lieutenant Colonel Arthur
9 Armstrong, of the United States Army Air Corps; he assumed the
10 role of a loving father and raised the girls as his own; the
11 family moved from Texas to Tuscola, where the girls graduated
12 from Tuscola High School, and attended Eastern Illinois
13 University; and
 
14     WHEREAS, She married Jon D. Ware on August 12, 1956, at the
15 Methodist Church of Tuscola; they moved to Jacksonville in
16 1959; she was a dedicated wife and mother; and
 
17     WHEREAS, She was an active volunteer and energetic
18 participant in many community service organizations; she
19 served as president of the Illinois Hospital Volunteers
20 Association, Passavant Area Hospital Auxiliary, and also of PEO
21 Chapter CY; she was a member of Household Science, the
22 Jacksonville Country Club, Grace Methodist Church, and an

 

 

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1 active member of the Jacksonville Art Association, having
2 served as co-chairperson of the Beaux Arts Ball; and
 
3     WHEREAS, She touched countless lives not only through her
4 volunteerism, but also through her philanthropy; June enjoyed
5 reading, traveling, painting, floral arranging, and attending
6 any events involving her family; she loved spending time with
7 her friends and family, especially her grandson, Jayden, who
8 was the pride and joy of her life; her attention to detail
9 combined with her thoughtfulness made all who knew her feel
10 treasured; and
 
11     WHEREAS, June Ware was preceded in death by her parents;
12 her daughter, Melissa Jane; and her daughter-in-law, Mia Ware;
13 and
 
14     WHEREAS, June Ware will be remembered for her southern
15 charm and gracious manner, her gentleness of spirit, and kind
16 humor; June is survived by her husband, Jon; her two sons, Brad
17 (wife, Charlyn) Ware and Todd Ware; her grandson, Jayden Ware,
18 and granddaughter, Kate Fargo; her beloved twin, Jane (husband,
19 Howard) Martin; her niece, Beth (husband, Ernie) Baillon; her
20 nephew, Jeff Ashworth; her great-niece, Madie Baillon, and her
21 great-nephews, Wil and Wade Baillon; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL

 

 

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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
2 her family and friends, the passing of June Ware; and be it
3 further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of June Ware as a symbol of our sincere
6 sympathy.