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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
Genevieve Odom of Benton, who passed away |
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| on March 17, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Genevieve Odom was born on September 5, 1912, in |
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| Rend City; she was the daughter of William Ellsworth Browning |
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| and Grace (Burns) Browning; she married Raymond Odom on |
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| December 6, 1930; and
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| WHEREAS, Genevieve Odom was a homemaker; she also worked as |
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| a cook at the Benton Country Club for over 40 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Genevieve Odom was a member of the Mt. Zion |
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| Missionary Baptist Church in Benton; and
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| WHEREAS, Genevieve Odom enjoyed making quilts, working in |
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| the yard, and gardening; and
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| WHEREAS, Genevieve Odom was preceded in death by her |
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| parents; her husband; her daughter, Marilyn Grace Keller; her |
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| brother, Martin Browning; and her sister, Vella Barnfield; and
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| WHEREAS, Genevieve Odom is survived by her children, Larry |
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| Odom and wife, Nancy, Danny Odom, and David Odom and wife, |
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| Carolyn; her grandchildren, Kathy Pollack and husband, Mike, |
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| Cindy Jenkins and husband, Bill, Alan Odom and wife, Lisa, |
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| Julie Swigonski and Logan, Melissa Moore and husband, Keith, |
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| Mechele Whaley, Daniel Odom Jr., Matt Odom, Shawn Craig and |
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| wife, Brook, and Shalyn Sargeant and husband, Chris; her |
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| great-grandchildren, Brooke, Brittnie, Christopher, Maren, |
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| Derik, Aaron, Kristin, Ashley, Tristan, Morgan, Peyton, Kyle, |
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| Cory, Lauren, Hailey, Joey, Gabe, and Maddox; her great |
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| great-grandchildren, Maggie Mae and Jess; her brother, Kenneth |
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| Browning and wife, Virginia; her sister, Alma Jane Rippel; her |
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| loving sister-in-law, Genevieve Browning; and her several |
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| nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Genevieve Odom; 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 Genevieve Odom as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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