Full Text of SR0623 98th 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 Dorothy Jean Galloway of Rockford, who | 4 | | passed away on September 29, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Galloway was born on March 2, 1948 in | 6 | | DeKalb to Leo and Erma (nee Henke) Galloway; she graduated from | 7 | | Lincoln High School and studied at the University of | 8 | | Wisconsin-Stevens Point before moving to Rockford; she married | 9 | | Howard "Eddie" Riddle; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Galloway had a long career in retail at | 11 | | Rockford Stevens before moving into the marketing and public | 12 | | relations field; most recently she worked for Cevene Care | 13 | | Clinic in Rockford; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Galloway was a community volunteer and | 15 | | advocate for many Rockford area non-profit organizations; she | 16 | | was an avid promoter of the arts and was involved in many | 17 | | fundraisers, boards, and charitable organizations, including | 18 | | MotherHouse, the Aids Care Network, the Hunger Connection, and | 19 | | the Northern Illinois Food Bank; affectionately known to those | 20 | | around her as Toots, Jeanie, Galloway, or Dorth, she was | 21 | | awarded the "Spirit of Caring" award from the Crusader Clinic, | 22 | | which is given to individuals or organizations who exhibit |
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| 1 | | unique kindness and concern for others in the community; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Galloway was preceded in death by her | 3 | | father, Leo; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Galloway is survived by her husband, | 5 | | Howard Riddle; her mother, Erma Galloway; her brother, James | 6 | | Galloway; her niece, Heather (Tim) McKellips; and her | 7 | | great-nephews, Connor, Ethan, and Finnegan McKellips; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Dorothy Jean Galloway and extend our sincere condolences to her | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Dorothy Galloway as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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