SR0627 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Janet Sue Park of Penfield, who passed away on January 15, 2010; and

WHEREAS, She was born on October 31, 1951, the daughter of the late William "Bill" Ellis and Alice Eileen (Collins) Ellis; she married Harlin "Sam" Park on September 13, 1970, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Gifford; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Park graduated from Rantoul Township in 1969 and Eastern Illinois University in Charleston in 1983; she was a member of St. Paul's Church; and

WHEREAS, She was a teacher's aide at Thomasboro and Armstrong and was currently teaching special education at Gifford Elementary School, where she has been a loved and adored teacher for the past 20 years; and

WHEREAS, Her family and grandchildren were a central part of her life, and she loved to attend their sporting events and school functions; and

WHEREAS, Janet Sue Park is survived by her husband, Harlin "Sam" Park; her mother; her daughter, Kimberly (Bruce) Cline; her son, Justin (Rachel) Park; her sister, Shirley (Dennis) Franzen; and her five grandchildren, Kaitlynn and Faith Cline and Jordan, Joshua, and Gracie Park; 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 Janet Sue Park; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Janet Sue Park as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.