Full Text of SR0404 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Drinda L. O'Connor, who passed away on | 4 | | July 16, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Drinda O'Connor was born to James Paul and Joyce | 6 | | Inez Hicks in Monticello, Kentucky on August 9, 1951; she | 7 | | graduated from Pleasant Plains High School and earned her | 8 | | Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Sangamon State | 9 | | University in Springfield; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Drinda O'Connor worked for the State of Illinois | 11 | | for 24 years; for 15 of those years, she served as deputy chief | 12 | | operations officer with the Illinois Department of Human | 13 | | Services (IDHS), where she managed the State of Illinois' | 14 | | largest leased property portfolio; prior to working at IDHS, | 15 | | she served as director of Citizens Assistance and Community | 16 | | Affairs for both Governor James Thompson and Governor Jim | 17 | | Edgar; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Drinda O'Connor was very active in her community, | 19 | | volunteering her time and efforts to many organizations; she | 20 | | was a former elected trustee and chairman of the board of | 21 | | Lincoln Land Community College, an appointed commissioner of | 22 | | the Springfield Airport Authority, a trustee of the Sangamon |
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| 1 | | County Water Reclamation District, president of the World | 2 | | Affairs Council of Central Illinois, one of the seven | 3 | | commissioners to oversee the Attorney Registration and | 4 | | Disciplinary Commission, and treasurer of the Sangamon County | 5 | | Republican Foundation, where she planned all fundraising | 6 | | events and chaired dozens of fundraisers for numerous local | 7 | | and statewide candidates; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Drinda O'Connor was also involved in numerous | 9 | | other social groups, clubs, and committees, including | 10 | | Sunnyside, Together Women Rise, and the Sangamon County | 11 | | Republican Women; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Drinda O'Connor lived a full life; her love for | 13 | | travel led her to more than 30 countries, including Japan, | 14 | | China, Africa, Jordan, Cuba, Norway, Switzerland, and Egypt; | 15 | | she loved reading and learning about family history; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Drinda O'Connor was a kind, generous soul, with a | 17 | | personality that could light up any room; she was happiest | 18 | | when spending time with her family, and she was affectionately | 19 | | known as "Gaga" to her granddaughter, Addi; she will be | 20 | | remembered for her love of family and friends; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Drinda O'Connor was preceded in death by her | 22 | | parents and her brother, Jimmy Wayne Hicks; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Drinda O'Connor is survived by her daughters, | 2 | | Kelly Anne Sweeton and Julie K. (Duane) Warrens; her | 3 | | granddaughter, Addison Elizabeth "Addi" Warrens; her siblings, | 4 | | Carolyn Sue Reavis, Forrest Lee (the late Sally) Hicks, Deena | 5 | | Charlene Barnett, Billy Jo (Connie) Hicks, and Paul Jason | 6 | | Hicks; and a multitude of nieces, nephews, and cousins; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Drinda L. O'Connor and extend our sincere condolences to her | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Drinda O'Connor as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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