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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
Georgiann Goodson, who passed away on May 
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25, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Georgiann Goodson was born in Joliet in 1927; she 
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spent most of her life promoting and practicing the belief that 
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live theatre and its attending arts are as vital to the human 
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spirit and collective humanity as food and drink; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Georgiann Goodson dedicated much of her life to 
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the production and performance of fine art; she served as the 
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manager of the Will-Joliet Bicentennial Park Theatre from 1977 
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to 1999; she served as president and was a 55-year member of 
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the Joliet Drama Guild; she directed and performed at each of 
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the Guild's venues, including the Totem Pole Playhouse, the 
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Orpheum Theatre, the Curbside Playhouse, and Bicentennial 
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Park, and arranged poetry readings at numerous organizations; 
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she also created the Christmas Gnome Show, now an annual family 
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fixture in Will County, early in her tenure at the Park; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Georgiann Goodson was married to Glenn Goodson for 
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over 50 years; together, they explored Chicago's smaller ethnic 
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restaurants  and neighborhoods during the 1950s to the 1980s, 
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long before they were in fashion; they also explored foreign 
 


 






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films and nascent experimental theatre in Chicago; some of 
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their most exciting theatre experiences took place in their 
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living room with plays and poetry readings among assembled 
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"gatherings" of various artists throughout the country; they 
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also hosted the annual Theatre Patshiva Golf Tournament, where 
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actors would come from around the country to test their skills 
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against Big Run and Cog Hill #2; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Georgiann Goodson was preceded in death by her 
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husband; she will be dearly missed by her close friends, John 
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Lordan and Sue Martin; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Georgiann Goodson's dedication to her profession 
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and her willingness to bring fine art into the lives of others 
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will be missed greatly by all she knew and loved; therefore, be 
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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 Georgiann Goodson; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Georgiann Goodson as an expression 
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of our sympathy.