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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Violet L. Chisholm of Oak Park, who 
4passed away on October 17, 2019 at the age of 94; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Violet Chisholm was born in Chicago to Aldo and 
6Maria Valiani on January 3, 1925; she graduated from Pickard 
7Elementary and Harrison High School in Chicago; she attended 
8St. Francis College in Joliet; she married John Adrian Chisholm 
9on August 27, 1949, and he preceded her in death in 1976; they 
10had five children; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Following the loss of her husband, Violet Chisholm 
12began to work outside the home; she worked for Loyola 
13University Medical Center in Maywood until her retirement; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Violet Chisholm was deeply committed to her faith; 
15she was a member of St. Edmund Parish and the former president 
16of the Italian Catholic Federation; she was passionate about 
17her family; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Violet Chisholm was preceded in death by her 
19parents; her husband; and her son, Eric Milton Chisholm; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Violet Chisholm is survived by her children, 
 
 
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1Timothy Chisholm, Mary Cay (Ken Kirk) Chisholm, Christopher 
2Chisholm, and Andrea (Tim Mooney) Andrade; her five 
3grandchildren; her ten great-grandchildren; and her siblings, 
4Dolores Bobruk and Aldo (Dorine) Valiani; 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 
7Violet L. Chisholm and extend our sincere condolences to her 
8family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
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10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Violet Chisholm as an expression of 
12our deepest sympathy.