Full Text of SR0566 96th General Assembly
SR0566 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of June L. Jabusch of Godfrey, who passed | 4 |
| away on December 24, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born June 27, 1905, to Thomas and Ida | 6 |
| McClean, the youngest of four children on a farm close to | 7 |
| Fillmore; her early childhood was spent growing up in the | 8 |
| Christian nurture of her parents, sister and two brothers, and | 9 |
| with her constant companion, Beppo, a Newfoundland retriever; a | 10 |
| close bond was formed in her early school years among herself | 11 |
| and five other fun-loving young ladies whom were dubbed "The | 12 |
| Dirty Six"; this relationship was enriched and maintained | 13 |
| throughout the group's adult life, with June being the last to | 14 |
| survive; and
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| WHEREAS, She graduated from Coffeen High School in 1922 and | 16 |
| then moved to Springfield, where she attended and graduated | 17 |
| from Brown's Business College; she became legal secretary for a | 18 |
| prominent Springfield attorney; her early career was enriched | 19 |
| by involvement with legal cases emanating from a widespread | 20 |
| client base of her boss, who spoke five different languages; in | 21 |
| 1932, June met and married Clarence W. Jabusch Sr. in Aurora; | 22 |
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| WHEREAS, She later took a position with the Department of | 2 |
| Revenue for the State of Illinois, being promoted to more | 3 |
| responsible positions during her 40-year career; upon | 4 |
| retirement, she subsequently became employed as Secretary to | 5 |
| the Executive Director of the Knights Templar, a Masonic Order; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, Her life was filled with active involvement in | 8 |
| church, the Parent Teacher Association, Boy Scouts, YMCA, Order | 9 |
| of the Eastern Star, and other volunteer activities; she played | 10 |
| the piano and organ, weekly rounds of golf in season in her | 11 |
| younger days, and played bridge year round; and
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| WHEREAS, She was of Scottish descent, with her family | 13 |
| immigrating to Chapel Hill, North Carolina; her great-great- | 14 |
| grandfather was a Revolutionary War captain and was given 500 | 15 |
| acres of farmland for his service in the military; she became a | 16 |
| member of the Daughters of the American Revolution with | 17 |
| extensive research and time devoted to the study of her family | 18 |
| tree; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Although legally blind, she continued to live | 20 |
| independently in her home until June 2007, when she relocated | 21 |
| to the United Methodist Village in Godfrey; and
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| WHEREAS, June Jabusch is survived by her son, Zeke, and |
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| beloved daughter-in-law, Pat; her grandson, Scott Thompson; | 2 |
| her grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Wade and Tanya | 3 |
| Thompson; her great-granddaughters Erin and Kristin Thompson; | 4 |
| and several nieces, nephews, and dear friends; she also had a | 5 |
| close bond and often inquired about Zeke and Pat's dog and cat, | 6 |
| Nutmeg and Simba; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| her family and friends, the passing of June Jabusch; and be it | 10 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of June Jabusch as a symbol of our | 13 |
| sincere sympathy.
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