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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of
Dorothy Murray of Peoria, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on March 10, 2008; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray was born on January 1, 1934 in | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago; she met her husband, Elliott, at First Presbyterian | ||||||
| 7 | Church of Chicago, where they married in 1963; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray graduated from Chicago State | ||||||
| 9 | University; she taught grade school in Chicago for 10 years | ||||||
| 10 | before moving to Peoria in 1967; in 1968, she opened and was | ||||||
| 11 | head teacher at the Common Place Pre-School; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, In 1978, Dorothy Murray earned her master's degree | ||||||
| 13 | in counseling and human development from Bradley University, | ||||||
| 14 | where she also served as a counselor; she then served as a | ||||||
| 15 | counselor at Human Service Center for 10 years, and then became | ||||||
| 16 | a full-time counselor again at Bradley University until her | ||||||
| 17 | retirement in 1999; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray was active as a volunteer and board | ||||||
| 19 | member in many groups, including the NAACP, the Center for | ||||||
| 20 | Prevention of Abuse, the St. Jude Midwest Affiliate, WCBU, the | ||||||
| 21 | Peoria Area Friends of International Students, the ICC | ||||||
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| 1 | Foundation Board, and Planned Parenthood; she recently worked | ||||||
| 2 | with Global Village, a fair trade store in Peoria Heights, and | ||||||
| 3 | was a volunteer tutor in District 150 schools; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray loved music and theater; she played | ||||||
| 5 | and formerly taught piano; she was an avid supporter of the | ||||||
| 6 | Peoria Symphony and local jazz and blues artists; her acting | ||||||
| 7 | career began with the lead role in the Bradley production of | ||||||
| 8 | "Trouble in Mind" in 1995; she also played numerous small roles | ||||||
| 9 | in a number of Cornstock Lab shows; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray is survived by her husband and her | ||||||
| 11 | sons, Ralph and Vincent; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Murray will be remembered by all who knew | ||||||
| 13 | and loved her as a beautiful, loving, and compassionate woman | ||||||
| 14 | with a true gift of friendship; she will be greatly missed by | ||||||
| 15 | her family and her many friends; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 18 | her family and friends, the passing of Dorothy Murray; and be | ||||||
| 19 | it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of Dorothy Murray as an expression of | ||||||
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| 1 | our sympathy.
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