SR0657LRB101 14125 MST 62992 r

1
SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Dorothy D. "Dottie" Palombo of Lake
4Forest, who passed away on July 21, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dorothy Palombo was born in Mountain City, Georgia
6on August 31, 1933 and grew up in South Carolina; she moved to
7the Midwest in 1952 to study social services at the University
8of Wisconsin; she received her master's degree in social work
9from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1958; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dorothy Palombo worked in Chicago settlement
11houses, as a trainer for VISTA, and as office manager for the
12Chicago 8 Conspiracy defendants, which contributed to a life of
13social activism and a commitment to community development; and
 
14    WHEREAS, In 1970, Dorothy Palombo joined the staff of the
15Josselyn Center for Mental Health in Northfield as an organizer
16for community-based adolescent services; she subsequently was
17director of the center's project to expand services and support
18for those with chronic psychiatric disorders; she became
19executive director in 1983, a post she held until her
20retirement in 1995; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Dorothy Palombo enjoyed a lifetime of joy in

 

 

SR0657- 2 -LRB101 14125 MST 62992 r

1service, music, and travel with her husband of 60 years,
2Joseph; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Dorothy Palombo is survived by her husband, and
4her stepdaughter, Karen Visser; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
7Dorothy D. "Dottie" Palombo and extend our sincere condolences
8to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be
9it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the family of Dorothy Palombo as an expression of
12our deepest sympathy.