SR0619 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dora Mikoff-Markel of Alton, who passed away on March 27, 2008; and

WHEREAS, Dora Mikoff-Markel was born on March 30, 1930 in Alton; she was the daughter of Lee and Grace (Field) Whiteside; she married Roscoe Russell Mikoff Sr. on June 30, 1947 in Alton; he preceded her in death in 1992; she married Art Markel on July 16, 2005 in Alton; and

WHEREAS, Dora Mikoff-Markel owned and operated Dorrie's Home Cafe for eight years, Moderne Beauty Salon for 11 years, and worked at the snack counter at Bowl Haven for 11 years; and

WHEREAS, Dora Mikoff-Markel was an avid bowler and loved to cook for her family and friends; and

WHEREAS, Dora Mikoff-Markel was the amazing mother of four children; Roscoe Mikoff Jr. and his wife, Rosie, Nick Mikoff and his wife, Barb, Karen Dorris and her husband, Terry, and Susan Weaver and her husband, Garry; and

WHEREAS, Dora Mikoff-Markel was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband; her brother, Don Whiteside; and her sisters, Mary Fleming, Betty DeRoy and Viola Schlobaum; and

WHEREAS, Dora Mikoff-Markel is survived by her grandchildren, Kara Greenwood (Matt), Aaron Mikoff (Emily Vetter), Michael Mikoff, Andrew and Kelly Dorris, and John and David Weaver; her great-grandchildren, Kara Vetter, Sophia and Alaina Greenwood, and Nathan and David Mikoff; and her brother, Leroy Whiteside and his wife, Gloria; she was also blessed by Art Markel's surviving children, Vicky and Jim Swinney, Marie and Ron Daube, and Carla and Al Pranaitis; and Art Markel's six grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Dora Mikoff-Markel; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dora Mikoff-Markel as an expression of our sympathy.