Full Text of SR1006 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 Virginia Eileen Davenport of | 4 | | Bethalto, who passed away on April 16, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Davenport was born to Hal Griffith and | 6 | | Opal (King) Edwards in Athensville on March 1, 1933; she | 7 | | graduated from Alton Memorial Nursing School in 1953; she | 8 | | married Billy Davenport in Wood River on May 23, 1953, and he | 9 | | preceded her in death; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Davenport worked as a nurse for 25 | 11 | | years; she most recently worked at Eunice Smith before | 12 | | retiring; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Davenport was a member of the First | 14 | | Baptist Church in Bethalto; she enjoyed reading and solving | 15 | | puzzles; in her younger years, she also enjoyed sewing | 16 | | clothing; she loved her family most of all and enjoyed | 17 | | spending time with them; she will be remembered for her | 18 | | wonderful sense of humor; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Davenport was preceded in death by her | 20 | | parents; her husband, Billy; her sister, Marjorie Stull; and | 21 | | her brother, Harry Griffith; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Davenport is survived by her children, | 2 | | Steve Davenport (Lynn), Barb Caffrey (Jim), Sue Moradi (Ali), | 3 | | and June Blankenship (Paul); her grandchildren, Celia Montes | 4 | | (Johnny Bowman), Sophie Page (Josh), Tess Davenport, Hannah | 5 | | Davenport (Nigel Lee), Nora Davenport, Michael Wesley | 6 | | (Courtney), Erin Bickle (Rob), Stephen Wesley, Kevon Moradi | 7 | | (Hillary), Daniel Moradi (Danielle), Comron Moradi (Rachel), | 8 | | Zamaneh Zamanian (Jeremy Johnson), and Amanda Blankenship; her | 9 | | 13 great-grandchildren; and her two great-great-grandchildren; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Virginia Eileen Davenport and extend our sincere condolences | 14 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Virginia Davenport as an expression | 18 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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