SR0652 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Stacy Verne Dixon of Chicago, who passed away on May 21, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Stacy Dixon was born to Shirley V. Allers and Wayne L. Boyle; she attended Eastern Illinois University, where she met her future husband, Jeffrey A. Dixon, in 1978 and they were married a year later; and

WHEREAS, Stacy Dixon began her public relations career working for 15 years at AT&T; she later started her own public relations firm in 1994 and three years later, her husband joined her to form Dixon and Co., Public Relations and Government Affairs; and

WHEREAS, Stacy Dixon enjoyed reading and was a member of the Beverly Bookinistas and the South Loop Book Club; she enjoyed her retreat from the city, a three-story home she and her husband built in 2004 in Michigan City, Indiana, that was painted lilac, dubbed "Purple Haze"; and

WHEREAS, Stacy Dixon was preceded in death by her parents, her father-in-law, Senator Alan J. Dixon; and her brother, Steven Boyle; and

WHEREAS, Stacy Dixon is survived by her husband, Jeff; her daughters, Jessica Suzanne (Scott) Heitman and Whitney Elizabeth (Nicholas) Buha; her granddaughter, Lily Joan Heitman; her mother-in-law, Joan "Jody" Dixon; her siblings, Suzanne Boyle (Jim Haverstick) and Scott (Lisa) Allers; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Stacy Verne Dixon, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Stacy Dixon as an expression of our deepest sympathy.