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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 Helen L. Dunn of Joliet, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on January 11, 2018 at the age of 104; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Helen Dunn was born in Chicago to Herman and | ||||||
6 | Kathryn (Hogan) Lemke on November 7, 1913; she was raised in | ||||||
7 | Oak Park and graduated from Rosary College, now Dominican | ||||||
8 | University; she married Francis A. Dunn at the Log Chapel at | ||||||
9 | Notre Dame in October of 1936; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Helen Dunn was a world traveler; she loved Paris | ||||||
11 | in the spring and once met Pope John Paul II at the Vatican; | ||||||
12 | she enjoyed spending winters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and | ||||||
13 | spent countless summers on the shores of Lake Michigan in | ||||||
14 | Michigan City, Indiana, where she enjoyed fireworks with her | ||||||
15 | grandchildren, drives to Three Oaks, ice cream, and reading the | ||||||
16 | papers on warm afternoons; she was a born storyteller and was | ||||||
17 | known for her Irish wit and the keeping of family and world | ||||||
18 | news; she had an impeccable sense of style and was a voracious | ||||||
19 | reader; she regularly sent all her friends and family | ||||||
20 | handwritten letters; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Helen Dunn was affectionately known as "Mimi"; she | ||||||
22 | was truly one of a kind and will be deeply missed by all, |
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1 | especially, her loved ones, who treasure the lifetime of | ||||||
2 | stories, advice, mischief, and love she gave as the matriarch | ||||||
3 | of their family; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Helen Dunn was preceded in death by her husband, | ||||||
5 | Francis; her sister, Dolly Young; and her brother, Robert; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Helen Dunn is survived by her daughter, Geraldine | ||||||
7 | Leinenweber; and Geraldine's children and grandchildren, Jane | ||||||
8 | (Campeau), Robert, Sarah, Andrew, Shannon, John (Tara), Jack, | ||||||
9 | Simone, Cora, Thomas (Martha), Katie, Tommy, Peter, Mary, | ||||||
10 | Betsy, Annie, Stephen (Sonya) Beckett, Isabel, Justin | ||||||
11 | (Jennifer), and Harry; and Helen's son, Thomas (Bonnie); and | ||||||
12 | their children and grandchildren, Meagan (Eric), Moira, Kiely | ||||||
13 | (Geoffrey), Cecilia, and Luella; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
16 | Helen L. Dunn, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
17 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
18 | further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Helen Dunn as an expression of our | ||||||
21 | deepest sympathy.
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