Full Text of SR0955 103rd 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 Linda Rae Nelson Dillard of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on February 8, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Linda Dillard, the daughter of Roy Winfred Nelson | 6 | | and Thelma Jacobson Nelson, was born in Mayville, North Dakota | 7 | | on May 29, 1938; she was raised in Fargo, North Dakota and | 8 | | attended Fargo High School; she studied nursing at North | 9 | | Dakota State University, where she was a member of the Gamma | 10 | | Phi Beta sorority; she married Jim Dillard in 1959, and he | 11 | | preceded her in death in 2003; when her first child was born in | 12 | | 1961, she became a full-time mother and homemaker; she and her | 13 | | family later moved to Springfield, Illinois in 1978; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Linda Dillard was an active member and leader in | 15 | | both the communities of Fargo, North Dakota and Springfield, | 16 | | Illinois; she served as president of the Fargo branch of the | 17 | | Junior League, a nonprofit women's volunteer organization, and | 18 | | as president of the Springfield chapter of the P.E.O. | 19 | | Sisterhood, a U.S.-based, international women's organization | 20 | | that focuses on providing educational opportunities to women | 21 | | worldwide; while in Springfield, she was also an active member | 22 | | of King's Daughters, an organization aiding the elderly in the | 23 | | community, served as president of Friends of Memorial, which |
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| 1 | | coordinates all volunteer activity at Memorial Hospital, and | 2 | | was actively involved in the opening of the first Ronald | 3 | | McDonald House in the city, where she led volunteer efforts | 4 | | for the first year of its operations and continued to | 5 | | volunteer and bring bags of fresh fruit weekly to the home's | 6 | | guests in later years; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Linda Dillard was an active member of the | 8 | | Westminster Presbyterian Church in Springfield for more than | 9 | | 40 years, forging many friendships in the congregation; she | 10 | | enjoyed belonging to a book club in Springfield and being a | 11 | | member of Illinois Questers, a nonprofit organization | 12 | | dedicated to the study, preservation, and restoration of | 13 | | historical objects and landmarks; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Linda Dillard spent summers at her lake cottage | 15 | | on Lake Melissa in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and she spent | 16 | | winters in the small fishing town Barra de Navidad on Mexico's | 17 | | Pacific coast; wherever she was, she maintained active groups | 18 | | of friends; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Linda Dillard will be remembered for her | 20 | | unfailingly positive energy and kindness; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Linda Dillard is survived by her daughter, | 22 | | Christine (Bill); her sons, James (Christina) and John |
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| 1 | | (Gabriella); and her grandchildren, Vincent, Grace, Eloise, | 2 | | James, Henry, and Philip; therefore, be it | 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Linda Rae Nelson Dillard and extend our sincere condolences to | 6 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 7 | | further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Linda Dillard as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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