SR0083 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Penelope A. "Penny" Hill on Monday, February 7, 2005; and

WHEREAS, She was a daughter of Helen Margaret (DuHadway) Thatcher and the late James Thatcher and was born on September 26, 1942, in Alton; and

WHEREAS, She married M. Joseph Hill on August 21, 1965, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Edwardsville; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Hill was a member of the Glen-Ed Right to Life, Council of Catholic Women, Secular Franciscans, and the Daughters of Isabella; she worked as a special education teacher in St. Louis before staying home to raise her family; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Penelope A. "Penny" Hill has been deeply felt by many, especially her husband, M. Joseph Hill; her mother, Helen Margaret (DuHadway) Thatcher; her son, M. Joseph Hill Jr.; her daughters and their husbands, Margey and David Lawson, Amy and Tom Courtright, Debbie and Nathan Vuagniaux, Katie and Mike Ignasiak, and Jenny and Todd Nottmeier; her grandchildren, Jack, Sarah, Emma, Allison, Caroline, Hailey, Emily, and Samuel; her brothers, Jay Thatcher, Alan Thatcher, and Charles Thatcher; and her sister, Irene Mann; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Penelope A. "Penny" Hill, and we extend our deepest sympathy to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to her family as an expression of our sincere condolences for their loss.