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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Dallas M. Burke of Godfrey, who passed 
4away on January 27, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dallas Burke was born in Germantown, Wisconsin to 
6Adolph and Beulah (Lied) Strack on November 9, 1926; she 
7graduated from the cadet program at the St. Joseph School of 
8Nursing and was the school nurse at Western Military Academy in 
9Alton for a short time; she married Thomas J. "Bud" Burke Jr. 
10in Alton on June 25, 1948; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Dallas Burke co-owned and operated the Burke 
12Funeral Home in Alton and Grafton for many years with her 
13husband; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Dallas Burke was the first female coroner elected 
15in the State of Illinois, serving from 1972 until her 
16retirement in 2000; and
 
17    WHEREAS,  Dallas Burke was awarded the YWCA Woman of 
18Distinction Award in 2002; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Dallas Burke was preceded in death by her parents; 
20her husband, Thomas; and her son, Thomas J. "TJ" Burke III; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Dallas Burke is survived by her daughters, Debby 
2(Marc) Lambert, Sandy (Nick) Moehn,  and Pam Burke-O'Boyle; her 
3son, Shaun Burke; her   grandchildren, Jamie Lambert (Sean 
4VanMeter), Jeremy "Bo" (Roo) Lambert, Shane Lambert (Katelyn 
5Burns), Jodie  (Danny) Thomeczek, Geoffrey Moehn, Marcie (Dan) 
6Boyce, Niki Jo (Jeremy) Elliott, Molly (Robert) McAfoos, Niles 
7Moehn, Amber O'Boyle, Marissa O'Boyle, Shealor O'Boyle, and 
8Trevor O'Boyle; and  12 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Dallas M. Burke, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to  the family of  Dallas Burke as an expression of our 
16deepest sympathy.