Full Text of SR1295 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Deborah Leigh "Deb" Kilby of Virginia, | 4 | | who passed away on October 9, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Deb Kilby was born to William S. and Ruth M. | 6 | | Watkins Kilby in Jacksonville on February 6, 1953; she | 7 | | graduated from Virginia High School in 1971 and then from | 8 | | Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, where she lettered in | 9 | | volleyball, basketball, and softball all four years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Deb Kilby began her coaching career at Illinois | 11 | | College in Jacksonville; she instrumental in the development | 12 | | of the women's athletic programs during the late 1970s and | 13 | | early 1980s; over a period of seven years, she coached the | 14 | | softball, volleyball, basketball, and tennis teams, and she | 15 | | helped each program make the transition to the Midwest | 16 | | Conference; her teams won a total of 138 contests from 1979 | 17 | | through 1985; she coached the 1982-83 basketball squad as it | 18 | | reached the IAIAW state playoffs for the first time; she also | 19 | | directed the Lady Blues to the South Division basketball | 20 | | championship during the 1984-85 season; her 1983 softball team | 21 | | reached the league playoffs and qualified for IAIAW postseason | 22 | | play; for her efforts, she was inducted into the Illinois | 23 | | College Sports Hall of Fame in 2006; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Deb Kilby worked for UPS in Jacksonville and | 2 | | later became a security guard for the Springfield FBI Office; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Deb Kilby was a member of the Virginia United | 5 | | Methodist Church; she enjoyed playing co-ed softball; she also | 6 | | enjoyed watching her nieces and nephews in all of their | 7 | | activities; she loved being at home, spending time with her | 8 | | dogs, and watching all sports; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Deb Kilby was preceded in death by her parents | 10 | | and her sister, Glenda E. Perry; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Deb Kilby is survived by her siblings, Nancy J. | 12 | | Anderson, William R. (Venita) Kilby, and Robert T. (Cindy) | 13 | | Kilby; her nieces and nephews; and her great-nieces and | 14 | | great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Deborah Leigh "Deb" Kilby 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 |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Deb Kilby as an expression of our | 2 | | deepest sympathy.
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