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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Donna J. Vonachen of Peoria, who passed 
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away on March 25, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Donna Vonachen was born on January 30, 1937, in 
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Peoria; her parents were C. Arthur and Edna Cramer Hurst; she 
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married Harold A. "Pete" Vonachen Jr. on May 11, 1957, in 
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Peoria; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She graduated from the Academy of Our Lady and 
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attended Bradley University; she was a member of St. Thomas 
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Catholic Church in Peoria Heights, the Junior League, the 
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Country Club of Peoria, and Pi Beta Phi Sorority; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Donna Vonachen was a former member of the IVY 
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Club;
Donna was recognized as first lady of baseball in Peoria; 
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she was an avid Chiefs fan, and  kept score at every game; she 
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loved to paint and play cards with her grandchildren and  loved 
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flower gardens; her main interest in life was her family and 
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grandkids; and she enjoyed her winters down on Longboat Key; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Donna Vonachen was preceded in death by her 
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parents; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Donna Vonachen is survived by her husband, Harold 
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"Pete" Vonachen Jr.; her daughter, Mary (Michael) Shadid; her 
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sons, Harold A. "Rocky" Vonachen III, Gregory (Kathy) Vonachen, 
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Daniel (Jennifer) Vonachen, and Mark (Amy) Vonachen; her 
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grandchildren, Megan, Lauren, Abby, Erica, Claire, Michelle, 
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Druschel, Olivia, Jabe, Natalia and Jac; and her sisters, Mary 
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(John) Slevin, and Janice Deane;
therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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her family and friends, the passing of Donna Vonachen; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Donna Vonachen as a symbol of our 
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sympathy.