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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Joyce Lee
4 Sowerby of Thayer, who passed away on January 22, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby was born on November 25, 1939 in
6 Thayer, the daughter of George H. and Mary L. Gazda Sowerby;
7 and
 
8     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby graduated from Virden High School
9 with the Class of 1957; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby worked for the Illinois Department
11 of Revenue as a public service administrator, serving more than
12 46 years with the Department; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby was a member of Sacred Heart Church
14 in Virden; she was an avid bowler and a member of the
15 Springfield Bowling Association, where she was a past
16 president; she also enjoyed attending area live theater
17 performances and was very family oriented; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby was preceded in death by her father,
19 George; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Joyce Sowerby is survived by her mother, Mary; her
2 sister, Linda Mae Miller; her nephews, Mark E. Tisckos and Chad
3 M. (wife Vivian) Tisckos; and her great-niece, Stephanie N.
4 Tisckos; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Joyce
8 Sowerby; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Joyce Sowerby as an expression of
11 our sympathy.