Full Text of HR0643 096th General Assembly
HR0643 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Joyce | 4 |
| Brooks of Williamsville, who passed away on September 12, 2009; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Joyce Brooks was born on October 24, 1941 in | 7 |
| Waverly; she was the daughter of Woodrow Brian and Clara Evans | 8 |
| Scurlock; she married Ray Brooks on June 7, 1959 at the | 9 |
| Williamsville Christian Church in Williamsville; and
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| WHEREAS, Joyce Brooks retired from St. John's Hospital | 11 |
| after 24 years of dedicated service; and
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| WHEREAS, Joyce Brooks enjoyed camping, fishing, attending | 13 |
| her grandson's basketball games, and spending time with her | 14 |
| family; she also loved video games and even had her own | 15 |
| controller, which she hid so others could not use it; and
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| WHEREAS, Joyce Brooks had a remarkable attitude and was a | 17 |
| joy to be around; she was a devoted wife, mother, and | 18 |
| grandmother who will be remembered for the wonderful impact she | 19 |
| had on the lives of everyone she met; and
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| WHEREAS, Joyce Brooks was preceded in death by her son, |
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| David Brooks; her brothers, Johnny Orlove and Bobbie Scurlock; | 2 |
| and her parents; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Joyce Brooks is survived by her husband of 50 | 4 |
| years, Ray Brooks; her daughter, Diane (Kent) Thompson; her | 5 |
| sisters, Helen Brian, Debra (Bob) Rath, and Rebecca (Tracy) | 6 |
| Warden; her grandchildren, Katrina and Trevor Thompson and | 7 |
| Sophie and Matt Brooks; her several nieces, nephews, and | 8 |
| cousins; and her lifelong treasured friend, Linda Bileck; | 9 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Joyce | 13 |
| Brooks; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Joyce Brooks as an expression of our | 16 |
| sympathy.
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