Full Text of SR1027 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Jane E. Murphy Pease of Litchfield, who | 4 | | passed away on September 14, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born December 21, 1955, at Clinton, the | 6 | | daughter of James Melvin and Bette Louise (Lebeter) Murphy; she | 7 | | was raised in Litchfield and graduated from Litchfield High | 8 | | School in 1974; in 1973, she married Gary G. Pieper at | 9 | | Litchfield; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, They moved to California in 1984 when her husband | 11 | | starting working with the Grateful Dead; while in California | 12 | | she was able to follow her dream of being around the music she | 13 | | loved; while living in San Francisco, she had a variety of | 14 | | jobs, from being a foot messenger to working at a screen | 15 | | printing shop; they later divorced and she married Lawrence | 16 | | "Huck" Pease in 1992; when they separated, she moved to | 17 | | Brookings, Oregon in 1997; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In Oregon she worked as a commercial fisherwoman | 19 | | and obtained her captain's license; she later worked for | 20 | | Cattleman's Company, where she travelled around to forest fires | 21 | | in the northwest and catered food for the firemen at different | 22 | | base camps; she moved back to Litchfield in 2004 and worked for |
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| 1 | | the Illinois Economic Development Corporation as a supervisor | 2 | | for the rest area on Interstate 55; she was a member of the | 3 | | Women of the Moose Chapter 581 in Litchfield; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, She was an election judge for the National | 5 | | Democratic Party and often volunteered working with those | 6 | | dealing with homelessness;
Mrs. Pease enjoyed music, writing, | 7 | | and art and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco | 8 | | 49ers fan; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; and her | 10 | | brothers, Jack and Michael Murphy; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Jane Murphy Pease is survived by her son, Matthew | 12 | | J. (wife, Anya) Pieper; her daughter, Jenifer L. (husband, | 13 | | George) Markulakis; her sister, Julie Hendrickson; and her | 14 | | three grandchildren, Alex Horn, and Brandon and Jenna White; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 18 | | her family and friends, the passing of Jane E. Murphy Pease; | 19 | | and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Jane E. Murphy Pease as a symbol of |
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| 1 | | our sincere sympathy.
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