Full Text of SR0857 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 Virginia Sue Barlow of Farmer City, who | 4 | | passed away on December 1, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Barlow was born in Urbana to Charles and | 6 | | Guyneth Keysear on June 25, 1939; she attended elementary and | 7 | | junior high school in Normal and graduated from Moore High | 8 | | School in Farmer City in 1957; she married Roger Barlow at the | 9 | | Farmer City United Methodist Church on November 12, 1960; she | 10 | | and Roger moved to Cissna Park in the 1970s and returned to the | 11 | | Farmer City area in 1973; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Barlow was a teacher's aide in the Farmer | 13 | | City-Mansfield School District and later worked as an office | 14 | | manager for Classic Coil in Farmer City; she also worked as an | 15 | | engineer's aid at the Clinton Power Station, retiring in May of | 16 | | 2000; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Barlow had a passion for the family dogs, | 18 | | and she and Roger volunteered with Mobile Mutts, an | 19 | | organization which helps transfer adopted dogs to their forever | 20 | | homes; they also shared a love for country music and local opry | 21 | | shows; together, they helped create the Prairie Promenaders | 22 | | Square Dance Club in the 1970s; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Barlow enjoyed the holidays, including | 2 | | the annual traditions of baking, decorating, and shopping; the | 3 | | team at her son Ken's business always awaited and appreciated | 4 | | the arrival of new candies from her kitchen; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Barlow was preceded in death by her | 6 | | parents; an infant son, Timothy; and her brothers, Rick and | 7 | | Guy; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Barlow is survived by her husband, Roger; | 9 | | her sons, Kevin and Ken; her niece, Tabitha Keysear; her | 10 | | nephew, Tim Keysear; her grand-nieces, Victoria Lenz, Savannah | 11 | | Budd, and Jacqueline Keysear; her grand-nephew, Logan Keysear; | 12 | | and her grand-dog, Dugger; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Virginia Sue Barlow and extend our sincere condolences to her | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Virginia Barlow as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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