Full Text of SR0317 96th General Assembly
SR0317 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Elsie Tonyan of McHenry, who passed away | 4 |
| on May 26, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan was born on February 12, 1911 in | 6 |
| Waukegan; her parents were Anton and Mary (Pekley) Stebley; she | 7 |
| married Sylvester "Wes" Tonyan in Waukegan on January 5, 1937; | 8 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan graduated from Waukegan Township | 10 |
| High School in 1929; she was a longtime resident of the | 11 |
| McHenry-Johnsburg area; and
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| WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan served as the Vice President of her | 13 |
| husband's business, Tonyan Bros. Inc., for 44 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan was a member of St. John the Baptist | 15 |
| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan was an avid bridge player and read | 17 |
| three newspapers daily; she also enjoyed traveling and spending | 18 |
| time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan was preceded in death by her husband, |
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| Wes; her daughter, Audrey; her parents; and her brother, Robert | 2 |
| Stebley; and
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| WHEREAS, Elsie Tonyan is survived by her son, James (Laura) | 4 |
| Tonyan; her son-in-law, John Regner; her grandchildren, Sara | 5 |
| (Franz) Kuehnrich, John Regner Jr., Lindsay Tonyan, and Wesley | 6 |
| Tonyan; and her great-grandchildren, Philip, Audria, and | 7 |
| William; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Elsie Tonyan; and be it | 11 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Elsie Tonyan as an expression of our | 14 |
| sympathy.
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