Full Text of SR1939 99th General Assembly
SR1939 99TH 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 R. Garvey of Joliet, who passed | 4 | | away on May 14, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey was born in Streator to John and | 6 | | Mary (Harlacher) Neighbor on July 1, 1922; she graduated from | 7 | | the St. Joseph School of Nursing in 1943; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey retired as a Certified Registered | 9 | | Nurse Anesthetist from the Associated Anesthesiologists of | 10 | | Joliet in 1990; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey was an active member of St. | 12 | | Patrick Catholic Church, serving as a greeter, money counter, | 13 | | and extra ordinary minister to the homebound of the parish; she | 14 | | was also a member of the Council of Catholic Women, Club 55, | 15 | | and the original Mothers Club of the parish; she enjoyed | 16 | | volunteering for the Joliet Area Community Hospice, the Will | 17 | | Grundy Medical Clinic, the St. Joseph Medical Center Pastoral | 18 | | Care Department, and the St. Joseph Medical Center Auxiliary; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey was a member of the Catholic | 21 | | Women's League of Joliet, the Ladies of the Elks Auxiliary, the |
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| 1 | | Joliet Hospitality Club, the Women of the Moose, and the Joliet | 2 | | Area Community Hospice; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, In 2003, Virginia Garvey received the Joliet | 4 | | Diocese Woman of the Year for St. Patrick's Parish, the Silver | 5 | | Eagle award from the Joliet Rotary Club, and the Joliet Area | 6 | | Community Hospice Health and Community Service Award from the | 7 | | United Way of Will County; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey enjoyed playing golf and bridge | 9 | | and serving her community as well as her family; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey was preceded in death by her | 11 | | husband, Joseph J. Garvey; her parents; her brothers, Paul | 12 | | (Annie) Neighbor, William (Leona) Neighbor, and Leonard | 13 | | (Geraldine) Neighbor; and her sister, Josephine (Ralph) | 14 | | Carmean; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Garvey is survived by her son, John | 16 | | (Anne) Garvey; her twin grandchildren, Suzanne Marie (Zachery) | 17 | | Dieter and John Thomas (Athena) Garvey, Jr.; her | 18 | | great-granddaughter, Riley Dieter; and many nieces and | 19 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Virginia R. Garvey, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 2 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Virginia Garvey as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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