Full Text of SR0371 100th 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 Deborra Lynne Broughton of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on March 26, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Deborra Broughton was born in West Frankfort to | 6 | | Floyd and Winifred Roberts Gloyd on April 25, 1955; she | 7 | | graduated from Southeast High School in 1973 and married Donald | 8 | | Dean Broughton II; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Deborra Broughton loved her work in the Sangamon | 10 | | County Circuit Clerk's office; she especially enjoyed being the | 11 | | court clerk to Judge Leslie Graves; she then served as | 12 | | assistant to Circuit Clerk Paul Palazzolo; her previous | 13 | | employment included Horace Mann, Charles Robbins Real Estate, | 14 | | the Life Underwriters Association, Brother James Court, the | 15 | | American Cancer Society, and Children's Place; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Deborra Broughton was a member of the Springfield | 17 | | Jaycees Women's Group; when the group merged with the men's | 18 | | group, she continued her service in the Springfield Jaycees; | 19 | | she was involved in many events such as the Labor Day MDA | 20 | | telethon, the Easter Seal Telethon, Lincolnfest, Air | 21 | | Rendezvous, the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, the | 22 | | Pleasant Plains School District Referendum Campaign, and |
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| 1 | | countless other events either through employment or through her | 2 | | many years as a Springfield Jaycee; she was awarded Key Woman | 3 | | of the Year in 1982-1983 and her work with the MDA Telethon | 4 | | earned her the Community Project of the Year in 1987; she also | 5 | | volunteered with the Cub Scouts and the Boy Scouts; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Deborra Broughton was active in local Republican | 7 | | politics; she helped on many campaigns as a volunteer | 8 | | coordinator; she worked as an election judge for many election | 9 | | cycles; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Deborra Broughton and her husband had a passion | 11 | | for volunteering, traveling, and socializing together; they | 12 | | traveled to Florida each year and to the Hawaiian Islands to | 13 | | celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Deborra Broughton loved Christmas; her house was | 15 | | adorned each year with a minimum of four trees, each with its | 16 | | own separate theme and hundreds of beautiful ornaments; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Deborra Broughton and her husband never missed any | 18 | | event that their kids participated in no matter where or when; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Deborra Broughton enjoyed archiving photographs | 21 | | and making scrapbooks; she was an expert in card-making; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Deborra Broughton was preceded in death by her | 2 | | parents and her mother-in-law, Sharon Broughton; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Deborra Broughton is survived by her husband, | 4 | | Donald; her daughters, Kristy Semanik, and Amber (Pat) | 5 | | Broughton-Howk; her sons, Eric Broughton, and Donald Dean | 6 | | Broughton III; her grandson, Billy Semanik; her cousin, Jim | 7 | | Roberts; her father-in-law, Donald Broughton; her | 8 | | brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Denise (Chris) Harney, Pam | 9 | | (Doug) Barringer, Gary (Mary) Broughton, Phil (Vickie) | 10 | | Broughton, and Jenny Broughton; and many nieces and nephews; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Deborra Lynne Broughton, and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Deborra Broughton as an expression | 19 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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