SR0774 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, he members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death Georgianna Dutcher Sexton of Hinsdale on June 11, 2006; and

WHEREAS, Georgianna Dutcher was born on July 9, 1960, in Houston, Texas; she grew up as only a fine south Texas girl could in Ganado, Texas, twirling her baton, riding horses, water skiing, and loving her family; she graduated from Ganado High School in 1979; at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, she studied to become a paralegal but also pursued art and interior design; and

WHEREAS, In 1990, Georgianna Dutcher married James "Jim" Sexton and they started their family in Houston, Texas; in 1996 the Sextons moved to Hinsdale, where Mrs. Sexton immediately began volunteering; she was involved in numerous community organizations, but Saint Isaac Jogues (SIJ) enjoyed the majority of her volunteer hours; with grace and ease, she chaired or championed several SIJ events; she served as the 2001-02 President of the SIJ Parent School Association (PSA), and she also participated on the St. John's University School of Theology Board of Overseers in Collegeville, Minnesota; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Sexton enjoyed fashion, cooking, art, and golf, but she was most passionate about equestrian activities; an accomplished horsewoman, Mrs. Sexton won several horse shows at local, regional, and national levels; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Georgianna Dutcher Sexton is deeply felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband, Jim; her son, William "Will"; her daughter, Aubrey; her loving parents, Alice, nee Mica, and Henry Sunderman and Sharon and Albert Dutcher Jr.; her brothers, Jeff and Chris Dutcher, Glen Sunderman, and Billy Swift; her sisters, Kendra Moseley, Kerry Clingingsmith, and Ann Sunderman Pavliska; her many nieces, nephews and cousins; and her many wonderful friends; she was preceded in death by her sister, Suzanne "Susie" Dutcher; her grandparents, Jewel Allen, nee Barnett, Dutcher, Albert Walter Earl Dutcher, and Frances and Cyril Mica; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Georgianna Dutcher Sexton, and we 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 her family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.