SR0232 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Thelma Robertson of Marion on Friday, May 13, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Robertson was born on September 6, 1916, in Williamson County to John Logan and Garvie (Jarrett) Deaton; she married Raymond Boyd, who became a minister in Southern Illinois, and after his death she continued his ministry; she later married Ralph Robertson, and he preceded her in death; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Robertson was a member of the First Apostolic Church in Marion; she retired from the Anna State Hospital, where she worked in the Dietary Department; she loved to read and entertain family and friends; she was loved by all and will be missed; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Thelma Robertson has been deeply felt by many, especially her son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. John and Alice Boyd; daughters and son-in-law, Connie Gerhardt and LaDonna and Lowell Dryden; her grandchildren, Gary and Cristine Cosby, Sherry Ray, Kimberly and Greg Steinsultz, Mark and Belynda Boyd, Dena and Tim Gault, and Marti and Pete Craig; her 16 great-grandchildren; her four great-great-grandchildren; her sisters and brother-in-law, Ella and Marion Bush and Pauline Camden; her sisters-in-law, Francis Jourdan and Florene Deaton; her granddaughter-in-law, Kathleen Taylor; and her second husband's children, Bruce and Larry Robertson, and their children; she was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; her daughter, Dorothy Boyd; her grandson, Steven Boyd; and her brothers, Herbert, Horace, and Herman Deaton; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Thelma Robertson, and we extend our sincerest condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to her family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.