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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Jean C. Lennon of Joliet, who passed away 
4on November 19, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Jean Lennon was born in Chicago to Arthur and 
6Alice (Hilbert) Canty on March 20, 1928; she was raised on the 
7south side of Chicago and loved spending her summers at Camp 
8Lake, Wisconsin;   she  graduated from Little Flower Grade School 
9and Mercy High School in Chicago; she earned her bachelor's 
10degree as  an Art and English major from the University of 
11Illinois; she married Colonel Arthur T. Lennon in 1951 and they 
12lived in Alabama and the Washington, D.C. area before moving to 
13Joliet in 1953; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Jean Lennon taught art and architecture at the 
15Chicago Vocational School for a year; her true passion was 
16teaching English as a Second Language, including vocational 
17language, at Joliet Township High School for 10 years; she was 
18proud to have taught and mentored many Indochinese and other 
19refugees in the Joliet area; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Jean Lennon was a member of St. Paul the Apostle 
21Catholic Church, St. Paul the Apostle Women's Club, and the 
22Visitation and Aid Society of Joliet, where she served as 
 
 
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1Welfare Chair; she was a former member of the Newcomers Club of 
2Joliet and the Junior Women's Club; she served as an election 
3judge for 35 years and  was known for her election soup by her 
4fellow election judges, candidates who stopped by, and those 
5who voted in her garage polling place; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Jean Lennon was preceded in death by her husband, 
7Arthur; her beloved daughter, Elizabeth "Lisa" Lennon; her 
8loving son, Arthur "Bud" C. Lennon; her great-granddaughter, 
9Kathleen Rawlinson; her parents; and her sister, Alice 
10O'Shaughnessy; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Jean Lennon is survived by her daughter, the 
12Honorable Dinah (John) Archambeault; her son, John H. Lennon; 
13her daughter-in-law, Rebecca Lennon; her "daughter", Mary 
14Kohler; her grandchildren, Elizabeth "Lisa" (Steven) Thomas, 
15John "Johnny" L. Archambeault, Mary "Molly" (Adam) Rawlinson, 
16Ashley (Mark) Conner, Michael Lennon, Caitlin Lennon, and 
17Claire Lennon; her great-grandchildren, Emma and Michael 
18Thomas and Christian, Justice, Liberty, and Valor Rawlinson; 
19three nieces; one nephew; and numerous cousins; therefore, be 
20it
  
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
23Jean C. Lennon, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
 
 
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1family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
2further
  
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4presented to  the family of  Jean Lennon as an expression of our 
5deepest sympathy.