SR0063 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0063 LRB102 14500 ECR 19853 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Carol Ann Glynn of East Peoria, who passed away on November 23, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Carol Glynn was born to Virgil and Victoria (Swenson) Bowlby in Davenport, Iowa on October 5, 1937; her family moved from Davenport to East Peoria in 1946; she graduated from East Peoria High School in 1955; she attended Illinois State University, where she met Terry W. Glynn; they were married in Peoria on August 20, 1957; she graduated with a degree in Special Education in 1961; and

WHEREAS, Carol Glynn taught grade school in Morton, junior high school in East Peoria, and high school in Washington, Illinois; she retired in 1993 as the head of the Special Education Department and as the J-V Tennis Coach; after retirement, she provided professional interior arrangement services through a small business she started, as she always had an eye for design, color, and art; and

WHEREAS, Carol Glynn and her husband were active in the First United Methodist Church in Peoria during the 60s and 70s; while wintering in Hilton Head, they joined the Universal Unitarian Church of Hilton Head and later the Universal Unitarian Church of Peoria; she was active in the Fine Arts Society of Peoria, The Art Guild, and the Peoria Garden Club; she was the superintendent of the Heart of Illinois Fair Horticulture for several years; and

WHEREAS, Carol Glynn and her family enjoyed a family camping vacation every year; she and her husband enjoyed many traveling adventures, including hiking and camping in a pup tent throughout Europe, educational tours, cruises, trips to Asia, and an African safari; she enjoyed painting, flower arrangement, home decorating, and sewing beautiful outfits for herself and her children; and

WHEREAS, Carol Glynn was preceded in death by her son, Michael Will Glynn; her parents; and her sister, Mary (Johnson) Morehead; and

WHEREAS, Carol Glynn is survived by her husband of 63 years, Terry; her two daughters, Kathy Glynn and Kristy Glynn; her two grandchildren, Tracey (Zachery) Myers and Douglas Glynn; and her two great-grandchildren, Cora and Tucker Myers; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Carol Ann Glynn 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 Carol Glynn as an expression of our deepest sympathy.