SR0012 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois wish to express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Joyce L. Dunbar of Benton who passed away on Monday, January 8, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Joyce L. Dunbar was born on September 18, 1935 in Benton to Kenneth H. and Billie (Overturf) Goff; she was united in marriage to Joe Dunbar; and

WHEREAS, She went to work as a bookkeeper as soon as she was out of school for Western Union in Rockford; following her marriage she worked for a food company in Rapid City, South Dakota doing ordering and pricing while her husband was in the service; she then worked as an abstractor for a title company in Benton, and at different times as a bookkeeper for the Trade Newspaper, Freeman 4 Mine, American Beauty Nursing Home, and for the First Baptist Church in Benton where she was also a dedicated member; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Joyce L. Dunbar has been deeply felt by many, especially by her husband, Joe Dunbar; her sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Jennifer Dunbar and Scott and Rhonda Dunbar; her daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Kyle Schmitt; her grandchildren, Jeffrey Moore and Kara Dunbar, Alecia Dunbar and Dustin Dunbar, Daniel Schmitt and Kymberly Schmitt, Andrew Scott Dunbar, Jama Dunbar and Heather Conner, Tara Horton and Catie Hampton; her great-grandchildren, Dawson, Azhure, Shanndyn, Kamden, Haliegh and Jayden; and her sister, Carol Williams; she was preceded in death by her parents; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Joyce L. Dunbar, 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 be presented to her family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.