Full Text of HR1273 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mary | 4 | | Ellen Dorris of West Frankfort, who passed away on May 17, | 5 | | 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Dorris was born in West Frankfort to | 7 | | Obed Barton and Hal (Karnes) Hayes on January 11, 1931; she | 8 | | graduated from Frankfort Community High School in 1948 and | 9 | | Southern Illinois University Carbondale; she married Kenneth | 10 | | L. Dorris in West Frankfort on November 27, 1952; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Dorris was a dedicated teacher; she | 12 | | taught at Thompsonville High School for five years and then at | 13 | | West Frankfort Community High School for many years until her | 14 | | retirement in 1993; she enjoyed her farm life and was always | 15 | | busy managing her home and seeing to the needs of her family; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Dorris was an active member of the | 18 | | First Baptist Church of West Frankfort, where she was a Sunday | 19 | | school teacher and served in the church nursery for many years; | 20 | | she also was a supporter of the church's clothing room and | 21 | | enjoyed visiting with her church family; she was well versed in | 22 | | many subjects and was a natural trivia buff; she loved her |
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| 1 | | grandchildren and was always interested in all of their many | 2 | | activities, always enjoying the times they shared together at | 3 | | her home; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Dorris was preceded in death by her | 5 | | husband of 51 years, Kenneth, and her parents; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Dorris is survived by three sons and | 7 | | daughters-in-law, Jeff and Susan Dorris, Doug and Michelle | 8 | | Dorris, and Tim and Judy Dorris; her granddaughter, Megan | 9 | | Dorris; her grandsons, Seth, Brock, Nathan, Jacob, and Benny | 10 | | Dorris; her half-sister, Toni Lucas; her half-brother, Jim | 11 | | Hayes; other extended family; and many friends; therefore, be | 12 | | it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | mourn the passing of Mary Ellen Dorris, and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | her; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Mary Ellen Dorris as an expression | 20 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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