Full Text of SR1469 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 Lynn Foster, formerly of Danville, who | 4 | | passed away on January 2, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Foster was born in 1949 on a United States | 6 | | Air Force base in Japan; she attended Purdue University and | 7 | | settled in Danville; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Foster was the first woman elected as | 9 | | Vermilion County Clerk in 1990; she was reelected for 6 | 10 | | consecutive terms, leaving office in 2014 after 24 years of | 11 | | service; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Foster was a staple of the Democratic Party | 13 | | in the area; she served as a central committee person for the | 14 | | State Democratic party and as a delegate to the Democratic | 15 | | National Convention; she was the first woman elected as a | 16 | | voting member of the Danville Township Trustees; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Foster was an Executive Board Member and past | 18 | | President of the Breakfast Kiwanis, a volunteer at CRIS Senior | 19 | | Services and the Westville Senior Center, and a Board Member | 20 | | for the Danville Area Food Pantry and Catholic Charities; in | 21 | | 2012, she was one of 6 area women the Girl Scouts honored as a |
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| 1 | | Central Illinois Woman of Distinction; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Foster was preceded in death by her husband | 3 | | of 30 years, David; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Foster is survived by her daughter, Nicole; | 5 | | her grandson, David; and her stepson, Lee Gregg Foster; | 6 | | therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Lynn Foster, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 10 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Lynn Foster as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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