SR1939 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Virginia R. Garvey of Joliet, who passed away on May 14, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey was born in Streator to John and Mary (Harlacher) Neighbor on July 1, 1922; she graduated from the St. Joseph School of Nursing in 1943; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey retired as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist from the Associated Anesthesiologists of Joliet in 1990; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey was an active member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, serving as a greeter, money counter, and extra ordinary minister to the homebound of the parish; she was also a member of the Council of Catholic Women, Club 55, and the original Mothers Club of the parish; she enjoyed volunteering for the Joliet Area Community Hospice, the Will Grundy Medical Clinic, the St. Joseph Medical Center Pastoral Care Department, and the St. Joseph Medical Center Auxiliary; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey was a member of the Catholic Women's League of Joliet, the Ladies of the Elks Auxiliary, the Joliet Hospitality Club, the Women of the Moose, and the Joliet Area Community Hospice; and

WHEREAS, In 2003, Virginia Garvey received the Joliet Diocese Woman of the Year for St. Patrick's Parish, the Silver Eagle award from the Joliet Rotary Club, and the Joliet Area Community Hospice Health and Community Service Award from the United Way of Will County; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey enjoyed playing golf and bridge and serving her community as well as her family; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph J. Garvey; her parents; her brothers, Paul (Annie) Neighbor, William (Leona) Neighbor, and Leonard (Geraldine) Neighbor; and her sister, Josephine (Ralph) Carmean; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey is survived by her son, John (Anne) Garvey; her twin grandchildren, Suzanne Marie (Zachery) Dieter and John Thomas (Athena) Garvey, Jr.; her great-granddaughter, Riley Dieter; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Virginia R. Garvey, and extend our sincere condolences 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 the family of Virginia Garvey as an expression of our deepest sympathy.