Full Text of SR1056 100th 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 Anne E. DeDobbelaere of Elgin, who passed | 4 | | away on October 24, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere was born in Elgin to Bob and | 6 | | Maureen (Sullivan) DeDobbelaere on March 17, 1960; she | 7 | | graduated from the Bartlett Learning Center in 1981; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere worked as a bagger at | 9 | | Jewel-Osco, where she never missed a day of work in 28 years; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere was a decorated Special | 12 | | Olympics athlete; she started track and field at age nine and | 13 | | competed in the 1979 Special Olympics World Summer Games when | 14 | | she was 18; she won a gold medal, two silver medals, and a | 15 | | bronze medal in cross-country skiing at the 2001 World Winter | 16 | | Games in Alaska; she amassed hundreds of medals for competing | 17 | | in basketball, volleyball, aquatics, rhythmic gymnastics, | 18 | | softball, and cross-country skiing at national and | 19 | | international events; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere was the Grand Marshall of the | 21 | | Elgin 4th of July parade in 2001; she was the recipient of the |
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| 1 | | Outstanding Achievement Award from the Elgin Sports Hall of | 2 | | Fame; she attended Sunday services with her parents at St. | 3 | | Thomas More Catholic Church; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere enjoyed sports and loved to be | 5 | | on the team; she will be remembered for her fierce | 6 | | competitiveness, work ethic, and outgoing personality; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Anne DeDobbelaere is survived by her parents; her | 8 | | siblings, Tim (Luz), Jay, Matt (Joan), and Joe (Joni); and her | 9 | | nephews and niece, Ryan, Jack, Adam, Max, Kevin, Will, Sammy, | 10 | | and Meg; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Anne E. DeDobbelaere and extend our sincere condolences to her | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Anne DeDobbelaere as an expression | 18 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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