SR0180 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dorothy T. Hughes of Elburn, who passed away on January 3, 2011; and

WHEREAS, She was born October 4, 1925, in Chicago, the daughter of Michael and Bridget (Duffy) Murray; and

WHEREAS, She graduated from DePaul Law School, where she met her husband, James Hughes; they were married at St. Bernadette's in Evergreen Park; and

WHEREAS, She worked in insurance law before becoming a mother; she was a longtime member of St. Gall Catholic Church in Elburn and a former member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Geneva; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Mary Murray; and her brothers, Michael and Donald Murray; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Hughes is survived by her husband of 59 years, James; her children, James (Jayne), Maureen McKanna, Michael (Patrice), Sheila (Robert) Fitzsimmons, and Sean (Janet); her grandchildren, John and James Hughes, Nolan, Maggie, and Kate McKanna, Michael Jr. and Lucas Hughes, Robert, Matthew, Christian, and Tess Fitzsimmons, and Meaghan and Erin Hughes; and her sister, Susan Garvin; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dorothy Hughes as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.