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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Susan Claudia Siwula Sykes of |
4 | | Lindenhurst, who passed away on April 16, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Susan Sykes was born at the Great Lakes Naval Base |
6 | | Hospital to Harry and Alice (Spellman) Allen on April 17, 1948; |
7 | | she graduated from North Chicago High School in 1966 and |
8 | | attended the College of Lake County, where she took real estate |
9 | | and business classes; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Susan Sykes owned a |
11 | | card store in Antioch, managed the Popcorn Factory in Lake |
12 | | Forest, worked security at the U.S. Navy Base in Great Lakes, |
13 | | and tended bar at the Arlington Racetrack Trackside (OTB) in |
14 | | Waukegan; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Susan Sykes was affectionately known as "Grandma |
16 | | Sue"; she loved holidays and family gatherings; she enjoyed |
17 | | playing cards, watching movies, cross word puzzles, gambling in |
18 | | Las Vegas, and horseback riding; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Susan Sykes was preceded in death by her parents |
20 | | and her dear brother, Bill; and
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