SR0579 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mary L. Sowerby of Thayer, who passed away on March 3, 2008; and

WHEREAS, Mary L. Sowerby was born on April 23, 1914 in Thayer; she was the daughter of John G. and Anna M. Cibulka Gazda; she married George H. Sowerby on June 4, 1938 in Virden; and

WHEREAS, Mary L. Sowerby was a former waitress at Maggie's Restaurant in Thayer; and

WHEREAS, Mary L. Sowerby was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Virden; and

WHEREAS, Mary L. Sowerby was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her daughter, Joyce Lee Sowerby; her sisters, Ann Giese and Lillian Gazda; and her brother, John Gazda; and

WHEREAS, Mary L. Sowerby is survived by her daughter, Linda Mae Miller; her brother, Louis C. Gazda; her sister, Lucille Spring; her two grandsons; her great-granddaughter; and her many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Mary L. Sowerby; and be it further

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