Full Text of SR0603 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 Donna Vonachen Abdnour of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on October 25, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donna Abdnour was born to Donald and Patricia | 6 | | (Clark) Vonachen on October 7, 1960; she graduated from | 7 | | Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute in Peoria in 1978 and | 8 | | from St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa; she married Frank | 9 | | Abdnour on October 15, 1994; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Donna Abdnour had a career in banking and finance | 11 | | until she married Frank and became co-owner of their business, | 12 | | The Spotted Cow; when they sold their business, she became his | 13 | | right hand in his political campaign and with their many | 14 | | charitable contributions in the community; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Donna Abdnour and Frank were longtime members of | 16 | | St. Thomas Parish, where they were married and had their | 17 | | children baptized and attend school; she was greatly involved | 18 | | in the church and her children's activities at the school; her | 19 | | life revolved around her Catholic faith and her love for her | 20 | | family; her caring and nurturing ways were felt by all in her | 21 | | extended family and by her many friends; she had a way of | 22 | | making each person feel special and cared for in every |
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| 1 | | situation; she had a smile that lit every room she entered and | 2 | | a heart full of love; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Donna Abdnour was preceded in death by her | 4 | | parents; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donna Abdnour is survived by her husband, Frank; | 6 | | her children, Sydney and Noah Abdnour; her siblings, James | 7 | | (Jeanne) Vonachen, Richard (Consuelo) Vonachen, Diane (Bimbo) | 8 | | Pietro, Mary Jo (Mike) Williams, Julie Vonachen, and Karen | 9 | | (Dave) Ellbogen; and numerous nieces and nephews that all had | 10 | | a special place in the life of "Aunt Donna"; 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 | | Donna Vonachen Abdnour and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Donna Abdnour as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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