Full Text of SR0597 095th General Assembly
SR0597 95TH 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
Dorothy Murray of Peoria, who passed away | 4 |
| on March 10, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray was born on January 1, 1934 in | 6 |
| Chicago; she met her husband, Elliott, at First Presbyterian | 7 |
| Church of Chicago, where they married in 1963; and
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| WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray graduated from Chicago State | 9 |
| University; she taught grade school in Chicago for 10 years | 10 |
| before moving to Peoria in 1967; in 1968, she opened and was | 11 |
| head teacher at the Common Place Pre-School; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1978, Dorothy Murray earned her master's degree | 13 |
| in counseling and human development from Bradley University, | 14 |
| where she also served as a counselor; she then served as a | 15 |
| counselor at Human Service Center for 10 years, and then became | 16 |
| a full-time counselor again at Bradley University until her | 17 |
| retirement in 1999; and
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| WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray was active as a volunteer and board | 19 |
| member in many groups, including the NAACP, the Center for | 20 |
| Prevention of Abuse, the St. Jude Midwest Affiliate, WCBU, the | 21 |
| Peoria Area Friends of International Students, the ICC |
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| Foundation Board, and Planned Parenthood; she recently worked | 2 |
| with Global Village, a fair trade store in Peoria Heights, and | 3 |
| was a volunteer tutor in District 150 schools; and
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| WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray loved music and theater; she played | 5 |
| and formerly taught piano; she was an avid supporter of the | 6 |
| Peoria Symphony and local jazz and blues artists; her acting | 7 |
| career began with the lead role in the Bradley production of | 8 |
| "Trouble in Mind" in 1995; she also played numerous small roles | 9 |
| in a number of Cornstock Lab shows; and
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| WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray is survived by her husband and her | 11 |
| sons, Ralph and Vincent; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray will be remembered by all who knew | 13 |
| and loved her as a beautiful, loving, and compassionate woman | 14 |
| with a true gift of friendship; she will be greatly missed by | 15 |
| her family and her many friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 18 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Dorothy Murray; and be | 19 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of Dorothy Murray as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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