Full Text of SR0462 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 JoAnn Walker Wyatt of Chrisman, who | 4 | | passed away on March 30, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, JoAnn Wyatt was born in Danville to Vern and | 6 | | Cecile Froman Walker on May 9, 1931; she married Earl Wyatt at | 7 | | the Chrisman United Methodist Church on September 16, 1951; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, JoAnn Wyatt dedicated her life to her children and | 9 | | grandchildren; she was a member of several clubs, including | 10 | | Priscilla Club, Household Science, United Methodist Women, and | 11 | | Buzzing Bees; she enjoyed gardening and home projects; she | 12 | | dearly loved her family; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, JoAnn Wyatt showed her affection to those around | 14 | | her with food and in her earlier farming days she would bring | 15 | | meals to her husband, son, and the hired hands working in the | 16 | | fields; she would fill the plates and bowls on noontime breaks | 17 | | with beef roast or fried chicken with all the fixings and | 18 | | finish them with pies, cakes, cookies, and thermoses of hot | 19 | | coffee; her affection was also shared at
the many celebrations | 20 | | and gatherings with family and friends and she was quick to | 21 | | learn someone's favorite dish; she was famous for her coffee | 22 | | cake, homemade noodles, or her famous orange jello with |
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| 1 | | mandarin oranges, and she always made sure there was plenty | 2 | | left over to take home; she would often mail these favorite | 3 | | treats to her grandchildren all over the country and no one | 4 | | would leave her house hungry; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, JoAnn Wyatt will be remembered as a true | 6 | | matriarch; she was fiercely independent, strong-willed, and | 7 | | devoted her life to teaching the importance of family; she | 8 | | loved the memories of the farm home that she and Earl built and | 9 | | deeply treasured all the family gatherings; she was most proud | 10 | | of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and | 11 | | will be greatly missed by all; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, JoAnn Wyatt was preceded in death by her husband, | 13 | | Earl; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, JoAnn Wyatt is survived by her children, Jan (Tim) | 15 | | Fonner, Judy (Bill) Beard, and Philip (Lora) Wyatt; her | 16 | | grandchildren, Aaron (Melody) Fonner, Alissa (Jesse) Nixon, | 17 | | Wyatt Beard, Meredith Beard, and Hannah and Hollie Wyatt; and | 18 | | five great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | JoAnn Walker Wyatt, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| 1 | | further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of JoAnn Wyatt as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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