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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Barbara 
4A. Murphy of Glen Ellyn, who passed away on March 3, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Barbara Murphy was born on December 24, 1937 and 
6grew up in Connecticut, where she attended Greenwich Academy; 
7she attended Skidmore College in New York and settled in Glen 
8Ellyn in 1962; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Barbara Murphy was the longest serving DuPage 
10County Republican Chairwoman; she was dedicated to good 
11government and the Republican Party; she began her career as a 
12volunteer for Richard Nixon's campaign in California in 1960; 
13she was the first woman to be elected as a Milton Township 
14Trustee and the first woman to be elected as chairman of the 
15Milton Township Republican Central Committee; she served under 
16Secretaries of State George Ryan and Jesse White as a member of 
17the Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Board; she was appointed to 
18the Illinois Toll Highway Advisory Board by Governor Jim Edgar 
19and served for five years; she was a state central 
20committeewoman for the 6th Congressional District in the 1980s;  
21most recently, she was on the boards of the DuPage Civic Center 
22Authority and the DuPage County Domestic Violence Task Force; 
23and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Barbara Murphy was a former co-owner of the Daffy 
2Down Dilly gift shop in Glen Ellyn; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Barbara Murphy was a member of the Inland Western 
4Retail Sales Trust Board; she was a founding member of The 
5Friends of Family Shelter; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Barbara Murphy is survived by her sons, David 
7(Patti), Jeffrey (Kim), Brooks (Amy), and Bradley (Bridget); 
8nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; therefore, 
9be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
11HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
12we mourn the passing of Barbara A. Murphy and extend our 
13sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew 
14and loved her; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to  the family of  Barbara Murphy as an expression of 
17our deepest sympathy.