Full Text of SR0689 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 Patricia Jo "Patty" Spencer, who passed | 4 | | away on September 20, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Patty Spencer was born in Kansas City, Missouri to | 6 | | Sam and Marie Armato on November 4, 1949; she married Byron | 7 | | Spencer in Chicago in 1981, and, three years later, they | 8 | | settled in Elmhurst; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Patty Spencer worked for AT&T for 20 years, | 10 | | specializing in network administration; she took an early | 11 | | retirement in 1988 and became involved in the Elmhurst | 12 | | community; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Patty Spencer was a volunteer and board member for | 14 | | various organizations, including the Kiwanis Club, the | 15 | | Elmhurst Art Museum Board, Elmhurst College, the Elmhurst | 16 | | Hospital Guild, and the Elmhurst Garden Club; she was a staunch | 17 | | supporter of community events and advocated for cancer | 18 | | awareness with the Relay for Life and the Edward-Elhurst cancer | 19 | | outreach programs; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Patty Spencer was first elected as the Elmhurst | 21 | | City Clerk in 2005; most recently, she was serving her fourth |
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| 1 | | term in office; she had many responsibilities and took her role | 2 | | as a direct link between residents and government very | 3 | | seriously; she also served as the local election official and | 4 | | the Open Meetings Act officer for Elmhurst; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Patty Spencer was preceded in death by her parents | 6 | | and her sister, Anna Yonker; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Patty Spencer is survived
by her husband of 38 | 8 | | years, Byron; her stepdaughter, Amy (Jonathan) Brumley; her | 9 | | grandchildren, Eleanor,
Theodore, and Clara Brumley; her twin | 10 | | brother, Carl (Theresa) Armato; her sister-in-law, Angela | 11 | | (Steve) Kidd; her nephews,
Frank (Nikki) Armato and Andrew | 12 | | Kidd; her nieces, Carla Armato and Jackie (Jason) Hanson; her | 13 | | great-nephew, Jack
Hanson; and her great-nieces, Anna and Ava | 14 | | Armato; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Patricia Jo "Patty" Spencer and extend our sincere condolences | 18 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 19 | | it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Patty Spencer as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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