Full Text of SR1519 101st 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 former Illinois State Senator and | 4 | | Carlinville Mayor Deanna Demuzio, who passed away on October | 5 | | 20, 2020; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Deanna Demuzio was born in St. Louis, Missouri to | 7 | | John and Virginia (Fuess) Clemonds on February 23, 1943; she | 8 | | was raised on her family farm in Gillespie; she graduated from | 9 | | Gillespie High School in 1961; she married Vince Demuzio on | 10 | | June 28, 1962, and he preceded her in death on April 27, 2004; | 11 | | she attended the Patricia Stevens Modeling School in St. Louis; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Deanna Demuzio operated her own bridal shop called | 14 | | The Inside Story, where she helped make the wedding dreams of | 15 | | brides come true; finding her niche in serving others, she went | 16 | | to work as a curriculum specialist at Lewis and Clark Community | 17 | | College; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Deanna Demuzio was appointed to serve as the | 19 | | Illinois State Senator for the 49th District upon the passing | 20 | | of her husband in 2004; she was elected to her first term in | 21 | | November 2004; during her tenure, she focused on issues close | 22 | | to her heart and was proud of her contributions to education |
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| 1 | | and healthcare; she was dedicated to improving education and | 2 | | developing education policy in Illinois; she championed | 3 | | mentoring programs for principals and preschool education; she | 4 | | created sufficient funding for local schools; she made it a | 5 | | priority to bring better healthcare opportunities to rural and | 6 | | under-serviced areas of the State; she received many awards and | 7 | | accolades in recognition of her work through the years; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Deanna Demuzio ran for mayor of Carlinville in May | 9 | | 2013 and was elected; while acting as mayor, she served as a | 10 | | board trustee for Blackburn College and as a member of the | 11 | | Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, the Illinois | 12 | | Community Care Connection, the Carlinville Chamber of | 13 | | Commerce, the Carlinville Christmas Market, and the Municipal | 14 | | League's Legislative Committee; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Deanna Demuzio will be remembered for her | 16 | | dedication to and love for her family, friends, faith, and | 17 | | community; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Deanna Demuzio was preceded in death by her | 19 | | husband; her son, Bradley Demuzio; her parents; and her | 20 | | sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Bernadette and David | 21 | | Hasquin; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Deanna Demuzio is survived by her daughter, |
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| 1 | | Stephanie (Patrick) Blair; her grandchildren, Blake (Mallory) | 2 | | Demuzio, Brooke (Michael) Davis, Tristan Blair, and Gillian | 3 | | Blair; her great-grandchildren, Cal Demuzio, Olivia Davis, and | 4 | | Reagan Davis; her sisters-in-law, Marlene Demuzio, Catherine | 5 | | (Pete) Visintin, and Donna (Jim) Burke; and her aunt, Jackie | 6 | | Klaus; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | former Illinois State Senator and Carlinville Mayor Deanna | 10 | | Demuzio and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 11 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Deanna Demuzio as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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