Full Text of SR0628 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Joan Blessington Snyder of | 4 | | Chillicothe, who passed away on October 22, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joan Snyder was born in Clinton, Iowa to Raymond | 6 | | and Norma (Petrehn) Blessington on September 18, 1951; she | 7 | | married Stan Snyder in Peoria on May 16, 1987; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Joan Snyder was diagnosed with Parkinson's | 9 | | disease in 1991; from that point on, she was extremely active | 10 | | in raising awareness and funds for the Parkinson's community; | 11 | | she created the annual fundraiser Shake, Rattle & Roll for | 12 | | Parkinson's and was the founder of the Central Illinois | 13 | | Advocates for Lives Interrupted by Parkinson's Support | 14 | | Organization (CALIPSO); she also co-wrote the book Voices from | 15 | | the Parking Lot in 2002 and co-produced the CD Voices from the | 16 | | Dreams We Share in 2011; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Joan Snyder's received a number of accolades for | 18 | | her dedication and efforts towards Parkinson's awareness and | 19 | | research, including the 25 Women in Leadership Award in 2002; | 20 | | she was officially recognized by the Illinois State Senate for | 21 | | 15 years of Parkinson's Advocacy in 2013, having raised more | 22 | | than $100,000; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Joan Snyder was a popular bartender at Peoria | 2 | | Pizza Works in the late 1970s and early 1980s; she was known | 3 | | for her love of music and her legendary parties; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Joan Snyder was brave, resilient, and extremely | 5 | | strong-willed; with her family, friends, and Catholic faith, | 6 | | she was able to fight Parkinson's disease for over 30 years; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Joan Snyder was preceded in death by her parents | 9 | | and her brother-in-law, Algird Kapacinskas; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Joan Snyder is survived by her husband, Stan; her | 11 | | daughter, Allison Sterling (Jim); her son, Mitchell "Mitch" | 12 | | (Nicole LaMantia); her granddaughters, Josephine and Emilia | 13 | | Sterling, with a third granddaughter expected to arrive in | 14 | | January to Mitch and Nicole; her siblings, Jim Blessington, | 15 | | Janis Hawkins (Randy), Regina Harris (Scott), Joyce | 16 | | Kapacinskas, and Jeff Blessington; her brother-in-law, Steve | 17 | | Snyder (Lisa); and her niece, Genna Hawkins; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Joan Blessington Snyder and extend our sincere condolences to | 21 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Joan Snyder as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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