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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Alice M. (Ondrla) Dunn of Oak Park, |
| 4 | | who passed away on October 11, 2025 at the age of 83; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Alice Dunn was born on September 11, 1942; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Alice Dunn devoted her life to educating |
| 7 | | children, beginning at Hiawatha School in Berwyn until she |
| 8 | | became a mother in 1974; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Alice Dunn stayed home to raise her daughters |
| 10 | | before returning to education through the Park District of Oak |
| 11 | | Park's preschool program, and she concluded her career in |
| 12 | | education while teaching second grade at Ascension School in |
| 13 | | Oak Park after more than 20 years; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Alice Dunn was an avid gardener with a fondness |
| 15 | | for orchids, possessing the skill set to keep the most |
| 16 | | beautiful of them in bloom; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Alice Dunn enjoyed keeping her door open with a |
| 18 | | warm welcome and a tray of homemade cookies, which she also |
| 19 | | used as bait to ensure visits from her grandsons and all the |
| 20 | | children in the neighborhood; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Alice Dunn, a diehard White Sox fan, watched |
| 2 | | every game the team played, even during the 2024 season; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Alice Dunn was also a longtime parishioner at |
| 4 | | Ascension Church, where she enjoyed being part of the church |
| 5 | | community and attending Mass every Sunday; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Alice Dunn is survived by her husband of 53 |
| 7 | | years, Robert A. Dunn; her daughters, Julieann (Michael) |
| 8 | | Hedges and Megan Dunn; her grandsons, Brady, Jack and Dylan |
| 9 | | Hedges; her brother, Thomas (Christine) Ondrla; her nieces and |
| 10 | | nephews, Jennifer, Joseph, Mark, Alex, Caitlin, Moira, and |
| 11 | | Robert; her friend and childhood soulmate, Sharon Wisinski; |
| 12 | | and countless others; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Alice M. (Ondrla) Dunn and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 16 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Alice Dunn as an expression of our |
| 20 | | deepest sympathy. |