Full Text of HR0983 100th 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 Juanita | 4 | | Louise Tryon, who passed away on February 6, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Juanita (Wolfe) Tryon was born in Dugger, Indiana | 6 | | to Ora and Ann Deckard Wolfe on August 20, 1920; she married | 7 | | Floyd Tryon on March 28, 1942; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Juanita Tryon lived in Terre Haute, Indiana for 40 | 9 | | years and raised three children in the same house on North | 10 | | Sixth Street; in 1968, she went to work for the Terre Haute | 11 | | Star newspaper as the women's page editor and food editor; when | 12 | | she retired in 1981, she moved to Evansville, Indiana to help | 13 | | manage her husband's company, Clean Air of Evansville; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Juanita Tryon published A Legacy of Love, a family | 15 | | history about growing up during the depression era, when she | 16 | | was 96; the 2017 book provided the reader with an understanding | 17 | | of life in America during difficult economic times, a time when | 18 | | many people lost hope and some left their homes and farms never | 19 | | to return; others gained strength through family, hard work, | 20 | | and their churches; the average farm family had little or no | 21 | | money, but nearly everyone faced similar challenges; these | 22 | | difficult times not only instilled a good work ethic in |
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| 1 | | children, but also a strong commitment to each other; this | 2 | | commitment is the legacy of love that bound this family so | 3 | | tightly together, with a rich family heritage; it is the fabric | 4 | | that builds strong communities; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Juanita Tryon was an active member of Bethel | 6 | | Church in Crown Point, Indiana; she was a service leader for | 7 | | various community programs; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Juanita Tryon was preceded in death by her | 9 | | parents; her husband, Floyd; her sister, Eva; her four | 10 | | brothers, Dale, Jim, Max, and Robert; and her | 11 | | great-granddaughter, Ana Hick; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Juanita Tryon is survived by her sister, Ruth | 13 | | Johnson, her sisters-in-law, Virginia Wolfe and Marge Shirley; | 14 | | her children, Susan McMurray, Janice (James) Kosiba, and former | 15 | | State Representative Michael (Cathy) Tryon; her 11 | 16 | | grandchildren; and her eight great-grandchildren; therefore, | 17 | | be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | mourn the passing of Juanita Louise Tryon and extend our | 21 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 22 | | and loved her; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Juanita Tryon as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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