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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 Dolores M. "Grandma Doe" McMillan of |
4 | | Williamsville, who passed away on November 2, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Dolores McMillan was born in Auburn on May 27, |
6 | | 1923 to Stanley and Matilda (nee Maggs) Patrilla; she attended |
7 | | Auburn schools and moved to Springfield after graduation; she |
8 | | married Charles "Bub" McMillan on November 12, 1943 in Auburn; |
9 | | and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Dolores McMillan first worked as a bookkeeper for |
11 | | Aunt Hannah's Baby Shop; she and her husband began farming in |
12 | | Divernon before settling in Williamsville in 1959; she also |
13 | | worked as a teller at Elkhart Bank for many years; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Dolores McMillan was an active member of the |
15 | | Williamsville United Methodist Church; she was an avid Scrabble |
16 | | player and enjoyed ceramics and acrylics; she liked tending to |
17 | | her flower-laden garden, baking chocolate chip cookies, and |
18 | | being the seamstress for her grandchildren's Halloween |
19 | | costumes; she was a member of 2 card clubs and played pinochle |
20 | | for many years; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Dolores McMillan was preceded in death by her |
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1 | | husband of 47 years, Charles; her daughter, Linda (Tom) Lysen; |
2 | | her parents; and her sister, Isabelle (John) Mason; and
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3 | | WHEREAS, Dolores McMillan is survived by her children, |
4 | | Sharon (Patsy Cowsert) McMillan, Donald "Chuck" (Sue) |
5 | | McMillan, and Carol (Harvey) Garecht; her grandchildren, Sarah |
6 | | McMillan, Nicole (Richard) Sandidge, and Megan, Charles, and |
7 | | Holly Garecht; her great-grandchildren, Lexi Reid, Chloe and |
8 | | Madi Sandidge, and Sebastian "SJ" Casson; her brother, Stanley |
9 | | "Mannie" (Barbara) Patrilla; her sister-in-law, Joan McMillan; |
10 | | her brother-in-law, John (Bonnie) McMillan; and many nieces, |
11 | | nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
14 | | Dolores M. "Grandma Doe" McMillan, and extend our sincere |
15 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
16 | | her; and be it further
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17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
18 | | presented to the family of Dolores McMillan as an expression of |
19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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