SR0508 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Gayle Dunn, who passed away on October 15, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Gayle Dunn was born on July 26, 1938, in Waukegan, where she spent most of her life; and

WHEREAS, She retired from Victory Memorial Hospital as an executive secretary after 13 years and spent several years as an OB/GYN office manager in Lake Forest; in 1980, she went on to spend 24 years at Abbott Laboratories before retiring in 2004; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Dunn was an active member in her community; she was the past president of the Waukegan Democratic Committee, the past president of Emblem Club #88 Waukegan, and the past chairman of the Waukegan Housing Authority; she also served on the board of the Lake County YMCA for several years; and

WHEREAS, Gayle Dunn was preceded in death by her husband, John Dunn, in 2001, and her parents, Robert Nelson and Anne (Nelson) Turner; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Gayle Dunn will be felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her daughter, Kelly (Bryon) Chambers; her granddaughter, Danielle Chambers; her brother, Ronald (Pauline) Nelson; her special cousin, Frank Turk; her "chosen family members", Gordon, Sandra, and Beth Oaks, Thelma and George "Bud" O'Flaherty, and Ginny Johnson; and many other special friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with all who knew and loved her, the death of Gayle Dunn; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Gayle Dunn.