SR0355 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the passing of Dorothy Honke Mundell, who passed away on August 25, 2011; and

WHEREAS, She was born September 26, 1924, in Alton to Harry and Lillian (Ibsen) Russell; she married Oliver Honke on January 25, 1946, in Wood River, together, they owned and operated Honke Pharmacy; he preceded her in death; she later married Earl Mundell in January of 1986 and he preceded her in death in 2010; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy earned her nursing degree from Alton Memorial Hospital in 1944; she loved and enjoyed her family, golfing, reading, and volunteering; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Mundell was preceded in death by her husbands; her parents; her son, Dennis Honke; her brothers, Gene Russell and Richard Russell; and her stepdaughter, Ellen Emde; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Mundell is survived by her son, Thomas Honke and daughter-in-law, Jerre; her daughter-in-law, Joni; her stepdaughter, Jane Harris and her husband, Nelson; her stepson, Harold Emde; her grandchildren, Betsy Honke, Alex Honke, Robert Honke and his wife, Maleana, Ryan Honke, and Scott Honke and his wife, Jackie; her great-grandchildren, Kathryn, Emily, Madison, Korin, and Andrew; her step-grandchildren, Daniel, Christian, Lindsay, Steve, Jill, Robby, and Becky; her step-great-grandchildren; her sisters-in-law, Ruby Overton and Frances Russell; her nieces, Jeannie Nassello, Becky Taylor, and Nancy Scahill; and her nephew, Jim Overton; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Dorothy Mundell; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dorothy Mundell as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.