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92_SR0260 LRB9211097RHrh 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends 4 of Jamie Lea LaForce, who passed away on October 16, 2001; 5 and 6 WHEREAS, Jamie Lea LaForce was born on August 30, 1954 in 7 Houston, Texas to James W. and Jimylin Hightower; and 8 WHEREAS, Mrs. LaForce was a tremendous athlete who 9 participated in 14 marathons and was considered a top master 10 runner; and 11 WHEREAS, Mrs. LaForce coached girls cross country and 12 track at Rosary Catholic High School; she also served as an 13 administrator for the soccer program she had helped found in 14 St. Charles and was a coach for her son's team, Euro West; 15 and 16 WHEREAS, Mrs. LaForce was an active member of the United 17 Methodist Church of Batavia, where she taught Sunday School 18 and participated on several committees; and 19 WHEREAS, The passing of Jamie Lea LaForce will be felt 20 deeply by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband, 21 Tom LaForce; her daughters, Amber (husband, Ron) Accidentale 22 and Shannon (husband, Mike) Corona; her son, Wesley LaForce; 23 her grandchildren, Arieanna Accidentale and Alex Corona; her 24 parents, James and Jimylin Hightower; her sister, Laurie 25 Bryant; her brother, Wesley (wife, Kim) Hightower; her 26 nieces, Melanie Bryant and McKenzie Hightower; and her 27 nephews, James Bryant and Colton Hightower; therefore, be it 28 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL 29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 30 all who knew her, the death of Jamie Lea LaForce of Geneva, 31 Illinois; and be it further -2- LRB9211097RHrh 1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 2 presented to the family of Jamie Lea LaForce with our sincere 3 condolences.