Full Text of SR0553 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Barbara Swaim "Bobbie" Reece of Crystal | 4 | | Lake, who passed away on April 13, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Reece was born in Evanston on August 22, | 6 | | 1930 to Helen and Earl F. Swaim; she was raised in Evanston; | 7 | | Buffalo, New York; and Washington, D.C.; she attended Miami | 8 | | University in Ohio and married Peter V. Reece on July 10, 1954; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Reece taught grade school at Ravinia | 11 | | School in Highland Park and then at St. Thomas School after | 12 | | moving to Crystal Lake in 1959; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Early on in Crystal Lake, Barbara Reece was | 14 | | integral to the continued success of the local children's | 15 | | theatre group, Storybook Playhouse Theater; she was a Cub Scout | 16 | | Den Mother and was involved with the American Association of | 17 | | University Women; for many years, she led the Confraternity of | 18 | | Christian Doctrine program at St. Thomas Church and taught | 19 | | First Communion classes; she was an avid reader, enjoyed craft | 20 | | making, and always kept the police scanner operable; she | 21 | | remained active after her children grew up through work in | 22 | | printing and program management for the elderly; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Reece was preceded in death by her | 2 | | husband, Peter; her sister, Carol Bowen; and her parents; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Reece is survived by her children, James | 4 | | (Toni) Reece, Richard (Jackie) Reece, Gary (Terri) Reece, | 5 | | William (Deeta) Reece, and Keleigh Reece; her grandchildren, | 6 | | Jesse Cronan, Madison Reece, Chris (Natalie) Reece, Jonathan | 7 | | Reece, Teagan Reece, Corie Small Makila, Corbie (Gorn) | 8 | | Dimopoulos, Kadie Mayer, Nicole (Paul) Young, Sophia Reece, | 9 | | Ayla Reece, Jabari Dukes, Jaleel Dukes, and Ayana Dukes; and | 10 | | her great-grandchildren, Jayden Dimopoulos, George Dimopoulos, | 11 | | Jake Dimopoulos, CJ Mayer, Jackson Young, Tessa Makila, Travis | 12 | | Makila, and Eve Reece; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Barbara Swaim "Bobbie" Reece, and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | her; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Barbara Reece as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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