Full Text of HR0382 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
| 3 | | Representatives
are saddened to learn of the death of Miki L. | 4 | | Pavelonis of Harrisburg, who passed away on May 1, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Miki Pavelonis was born in Harrisburg to Edward | 6 | | and Virginia James Gooch on September 22, 1942 and was raised | 7 | | by her grandfather, Alfred James, and her uncle, Windom Elo | 8 | | James; she attended Logan School, Malan Junior High School, and | 9 | | graduated from Harrisburg Township High School in 1960; she | 10 | | graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIUC) | 11 | | with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics and Teaching; she | 12 | | received a full band scholarship with the SIUC Saluki's | 13 | | marching band as a featured twirler; she married her childhood | 14 | | sweetheart, Bob Pavelonis, while in college on December 22, | 15 | | 1963; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Miki Pavelonis taught baton twirling in nearby | 17 | | towns for many years; she began working in real estate and | 18 | | eventually formed her own real estate company, American | 19 | | Heritage Realty; she managed the Saline Valley Abstract office | 20 | | for a few years and then went on to work for three Illinois | 21 | | State Attorneys General, Neil Hartigan, Roland Burris, and Jim | 22 | | Ryan; for the next four years she worked in the Regional Office | 23 | | of Education in Harrisburg; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Miki Pavelonis left the field of education to | 2 | | become the Director of Regional Services for State Comptroller, | 3 | | Dan Hynes, and spent the next 12 years there until her | 4 | | retirement in 2010; she was active in both State and national | 5 | | Democratic politics and was the first woman to be elected to | 6 | | the Saline County Board of Commissioners; she was also a | 7 | | superdelegate to future President Bill Clinton in Los Angeles, | 8 | | California; she served as a Democratic State Central | 9 | | Committeewoman for 10 years and hosted many dinners and rallies | 10 | | for the Democratic Party throughout her political work; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Miki Pavelonis was an active member of First | 12 | | Church of God in Harrisburg where she served as a trustee and | 13 | | as chairwoman of the ladies' organization; she was also a | 14 | | member of the Christian Woman Connection; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Miki Pavelonis was preceded in death by her | 16 | | parents; her uncle, Elo; her grandfather, Alfred; her | 17 | | mother-in-law, Bonnie L. Pavelonis; and her father-in-law, A. | 18 | | Joe Pavelonis; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Miki Pavelonis is survived by her husband, Bob; | 20 | | her children, Robert "Bobby" (Katy) Joseph Pavelonis, and | 21 | | Michael (Janice) Britt Pavelonis; her granddaughters, Lauren, | 22 | | Bonnie, and Ella; her grandson, Bobby III; her step-grandson, |
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| 1 | | Reese Conkle; and her beloved Shelties, Redford and Trudy; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | mourn the passing of Miki L. Pavelonis, and extend our sincere | 6 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 7 | | her; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Miki Pavelonis as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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