SR1064 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dojna G. Barr, who passed away on October 30, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Dojna Barr was born on January 18, 1932 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia; her parents were Ellena (Naum) and Stojan Galich; and

WHEREAS, After she earned her doctorate in medicine, Dojna Barr served her residency in psychiatry at Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital and earned her board certification as a fellow in pediatrics, as well as in child, adult, and geriatric psychiatry; and

WHEREAS, Dojna Barr served as the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Chicago's Ridgeway Hospital, Naperville's Linden Oaks Hospital, and the Ottawa Hospital; she was also one of the first female staff members at Provena St. Joseph Hospital, where she served for over 35 years; and

WHEREAS, Dojna Barr published 8 novels and was the recipient of the 2008 Fyodor Dostoyevsky Literary Award and the Peter Kocic Foundation Modern Literature Award in recognition of her literary achievements; she was also a passionate still life painter; and

WHEREAS, Dojna Barr was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, the Honorable William G. Barr; and

WHEREAS, Dojna Barr is survived by her son, George Barr; her daughter in-law, Donna J. (McGee) Barr; her grandchildren, Aaron W. Barr, Lauren A. Barr, and Ian G. Barr; her sisters, Adina (Galich) Rakocevich (Sava), and Urania Galich Djucovich (Bora); her stepson, Michael Barr; her stepdaughters, Susan Helberg and Kathleen Kruger; and her cousin, Maria Naum (Bogdan); therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Dojna G. Barr; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dojna Barr as an expression of our sympathy.