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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of former Illinois State Senator Vivian
4Hickey of Rockford, who passed away on April 28, 2016, at the
5age of 100; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Senator Hickey was a Rockford icon who served in
7the Illinois Senate and on the Illinois Board of Higher
8Education and the original Rock Valley College Board of
9Trustees when it was founded in 1964; she was also a member of
10the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Senator Hickey was appointed to the Illinois
12Senate's 34th District in 1974; she served one four-year term;
13the seat became known as "The Woman's Seat" for the several
14women who filled it; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Senator Hickey was a member of the "Crazy-8", a
16group of eight senators known to act independently from the
17rest of the Senate; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Senator Hickey was an extraordinary person; she
19was close to her family, close to her community, and a
20respected State Senator; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3former Illinois State Senator Vivian Hickey, and extend our
4sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew
5and loved her; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Senator Hickey as an expression of
8our deepest sympathy.