Full Text of SR1679 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 Linda Joy Havens of Dahlonega, Georgia, | 4 | | who passed away on March 3, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Linda Havens was born in Woodstock to Clarence L. | 6 | | and Kathryn (McKnight) Roush on August 24, 1943; she grew up in | 7 | | Woodstock, where she had fond memories of horses, dogs, pet | 8 | | pigs, and family vacations to the family cabin in Birchwood, | 9 | | Wisconsin; she graduated from Woodstock High School in 1961; in | 10 | | her early twenties, she and her best friend, Sally McConnell, | 11 | | were in a bowling league at Edgetown Bowling Lanes when she met | 12 | | a Korean War veteran, Gerald L. Beckus, and they married in | 13 | | 1967; she married Robert "Bob" Havens in 1977; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Linda Havens began working at Oak Industries in | 15 | | Crystal Lake; she was also a pharmacy technician at Woodstock | 16 | | Memorial Hospital; she later worked for the McHenry County | 17 | | schools as a crossing guard and in food service; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Linda Havens moved to the mountains of Dahlonega, | 19 | | Georgia after the passing of her husband to be closer to her | 20 | | twin brother and daughter; she enjoyed spending time with her | 21 | | family, listening to music, and had a soft spot for any and all | 22 | | animals; she had many friends in Dahlonega, where she |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Linda Havens was preceded in death by her parents; | 3 | | her ex-husband, Gerald Beckus; and her second husband, Robert | 4 | | D. Havens; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Linda Havens is survived by her loving daughter, | 6 | | Jeralyn (Chuck) Forcier; her three grandchildren, Jake, Jenna, | 7 | | and Olivia Forcier; her twin brother, Larry J. (Anita) Roush; | 8 | | her brothers, Richard W. (Marsha) Roush and Robert Roush; her | 9 | | uncle, Russell (Isabel) Roush; her stepsons, Shane and Steven | 10 | | Havens; and her nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Linda Joy Havens, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Linda Havens as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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